Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 651 Yangzhou Qiantang
Cao Cao was sitting on the boat, and the boat made waves and moved forward slowly. Cao Cao was sitting on the boat, looking at the surrounding scenery, and couldn't help but want to compose poems and chant Fu. When he was thinking about the poem, he heard the official Cao Cao held back the impulse in his heart, turned his head, and looked at the shore. On the shore, there was already a group of people waiting. This time, Cao Cao came to Yangzhou to be able to quickly The implementation of the canal strategy.

Before that, he had to meet a strange man, the governor of Yangzhou, Jushou. Logically speaking, the governor, as a supervisory agency, has no power to exercise internal affairs. Of course, the same is true for Jushou. Charm, the prefects who command the counties of Yangzhou work together to build water conservancy and reclaim farmland. These things are beneficial but not harmful to the local prefects. Under the leadership of Jushou, the development of Yangzhou has never stopped in these years.

Cao Cao looked at the shore, and he saw a lot of boats leaning on the shore, most of them were fishing boats of ordinary people, and there were also some large merchant ships. Of course, there are also troop transport ships. These troop transport ships are buttons connecting the four regions of Yangzhou, Jiaozhou, Funan, and Yizhou. Through these ships, the southwestern coastal areas can guarantee the safety of various places.

Cao Cao looked at these seriously, and soon, the boat was docked. After the sailors stopped the boat and anchored, Cao Cao led his subordinates to the river bank. Just as he landed, he saw An old man who was about his own age was waiting with a cane and leading his group of officials. Cao Cao knew in his heart that this was the governor of Yangzhou.

"Greetings to Duke Situ!!" Ju Shou paid his respects, Cao Cao smiled, stretched out his hand, helped him up, and said, "You don't need to be like this, Duke Ju, I've heard of Duke Ju's name for a long time, and I'm so happy to meet you today! "Despite Cao Cao's compliments, Ju Shou didn't show any excitement on his face. He said, "Should Mr. Situ want to see some water canals in Yangzhou first, or should he go back to the mansion and talk about it in detail?"

This person didn't intend to greet Cao Cao at all, so he went straight to the point. Hearing his words, Cao Cao didn't bother to greet him again. He turned his head, looked at the small boats on the shore, and asked, "How is the fishing industry in Yangzhou?"

Cao Cao didn't answer his question, instead he opened his mouth to ask, but in an instant, he took the initiative of speaking into his own hands. Ju Shou also looked at the boat in the distance and said, "It's not good."

Cao Cao nodded, "Then please ask Mr. Ju to take me around. I want to see how the canals are being dug in various places. Before I came here, I heard that Mr. Ju has dug a lot of canals."

"No, Mr. Situ, it's different. I dug the canals to divert water for irrigation, but Mr. Situ wants to dig canals for ships to pass through. The canals I dug here should not be of much help." Jushou said, and then said: "However, there are many rivers and waters in the south. It should be much easier to dig than in the north. I will take Situ to some nearby waters to have a look."

Jushou and Cao Cao rode in the same carriage. The two looked at the scenery outside the window. Jushou also introduced the situation here. While talking, Cao Cao felt that something was wrong. Of course, it didn’t mean that the situation in Yangzhou was not good. It could be seen that , Jushou is a capable minister, the situation in Yangzhou is very good, you can see abundant crops everywhere, the people have enough food and clothing, and there are a lot of vehicles.

However, the main problem lies in the channels. Originally Cao Cao knew that Jushou was developing water conservancy in Yangzhou, and thought it would have some effect on the canal. However, after arriving, Cao Cao discovered that what Jushou just said was correct. The canals he built were all In order to divert water, not for shipping, this will not help the canal at all, Cao Cao frowned, and asked: "If I excavate from Jiaozhou and let Jiaoyang connect, where does Duke Ju think it is best to start?" ?”

Frustrated for a moment, he turned his head and looked at Cao Cao in front of him, as if a little surprised. He thought for a moment, and then said: "Situ Gong, this Jiaozhou is connected to Yangzhou. In the past, Liu Gong once built a road in Jiaozhou. The exchanges are very close, and besides, from the sea route, goods can also be transported through the South China Sea, why did Mr. Situ go to the extra effort to dig a canal???"

"Ahem, cough, in Ju Gong's opinion?"

"You're here to build the canal, so what's the use of my opinion?"

"This..." Cao Cao couldn't answer, he said: "I thought, water transportation may be faster than land transportation." Ju Shou shook his head helplessly, and said: "I thought that Mr. Cao was the Situ of the court, and the canal and Dali are the same. In the world, Duke Cao’s heart is here, so he must be respectable, but he didn’t think that it turned out that he was just a person who was greedy for fame and fame, building canals?? Just for your merits?? Still digging from Jiaozhou?? Farewell!!”

Jushou stopped the carriage directly, got out of the carriage, and was about to leave on foot. Cao Cao was shocked when he saw it, and quickly got off the carriage, stood in front of him, and said with a smile: "Don't do this, Mr. Ju, I This is the first time I have come to the south. I used to look at the map before, and I didn’t know the specific situation, so I came here in person. I wanted to take a look. Duke Ju, don’t blame me. I can help you a little bit.”

Seeing Cao Cao's attitude, Duke Ju also suppressed his anger. He frowned and said, "Mr. Situ, the matter of the canal will involve countless people and cost countless money. There must be no mistakes, especially in this case. Excessive fault." Cao Cao nodded with a smile, his attitude was very respectful, so Jushou gave up and led Cao Cao to continue to inspect various places. Following Jushou, Cao Cao traveled all over Wu County.

Then he went to Kuaiji County, Chaisang County and other areas. Jushou's understanding of Yangzhou really benefited Cao Cao a lot. It seemed that there was no area in Yangzhou that he didn't know. In addition, Cao Cao gradually understood his nature. People can't joke. He is very solemn and never jokes. Usually, Cao Cao is a joking person. Even with the emperor, he would occasionally joke and make everyone laugh.

But in front of Jushou, this will not work. No matter what jokes Cao Cao made, Jushou would frown and look at him coldly, completely impersonal. The whole person is like an administrative machine. In front of him, You can only talk about business matters, and he is not even willing to exchange pleasantries. Usually when officials meet, they start to talk about business matters after the meeting, and no one greets him. Cao Cao feels very uncomfortable.

Originally, he was not a talkative person, and he liked to joke around. Who knew, he met such a person.

The two walked in Qiantang County in Kuaiji County. Cao Cao wanted this place to be the starting point of the canal. Qiantang County in Kuaiji County is close to the lake. Of course, it is the most suitable. The two watched here for a long time, and Cao Cao gradually felt Seeing his agitated appearance, Ju Shou nodded and said: "It is possible to start work from here, but there are very few people in Kuaiji County, so I am afraid that people will be transported from abroad."

"Hahaha, Mr. Ju is exactly what I thought. It's a beautiful place. If you retire, this is the best place to retire."

"The first thing is to connect several counties in Yangzhou. Yangzhou has a lot of water sources. This is not difficult. The only difficult thing is manpower." Listening to Jushou's words, Cao Cao looked at him helplessly and asked: " Before I came here, I thought I was a madman, I was busy formulating government orders and strategies all day long, and I didn’t have any free time, but now I realize that I am much worse than Jugong.”

"Mr. Ju, this person needs to relax properly. If he can't speak, it's business. I'm hosting a banquet tonight. Let's have dinner and drink together, how about it?"

"How are you going to solve the labor problem?"

Cao Cao opened his mouth, but was unable to speak. He looked at the lake, frowned, and said, "Maybe Ju Gong knows that when Dong Gong built the Youzhou Chi Road in the past, he used a large number of captives and slaves. In addition, When the prince was in Yangzhou, he also brought a lot of labor to Yangzhou, so I want to transfer people from Funan and Chenla, and also arrest some from overseas."

"By the way, there are still prisoners. Prisoners in the prison should not be wasted. Let them come too. There are also local aristocratic families. I am going to let them send their servants to help. Many people feel that this is a bit inhumane, but In my opinion, the people who benefit the most from the completion of the canal are just unkind.” Before Cao Cao could finish speaking, Ju Shou interrupted him.

"Well, that's it."

After Jushou finished speaking, he turned around and left, leaving only Cao Cao, who was about to tell his great ambition, staring blankly at the water, opening his mouth wide, but stopped abruptly.

Cao Cao has been feeling here for a long time. At this time, he misses Liu Bei very much. It is better to be Liu Bei. It is very enjoyable to be able to chat with him, talking and laughing. Who is this guy? An administrative machine developed by Ma Jun ? ?
When Cao Cao returned to the county office, there was no sign of Jushou. He waited until evening, but he was still there. Cao Cao hurriedly found the county magistrate and asked about Jushou's whereabouts. He left after a few days without telling where he was going." Cao Cao was furious when he heard his words, this guy is not a human being, did he really leave like that? ? ?
He looked at the county magistrate helplessly, and asked, "I'm going to go to the memorial and the temple later, so tell the soldiers at the station to come to me later."

"Please!"

"By the way, is there anything interesting in Qiantang County?"

"Back to Situ, my Qiantang County has built a canal in the north of the city, which can be used for irrigation."

"Okay, okay, let's get out!!!"

Cao Cao went back to his study and wrote down the situation here in detail. He also wrote down his plan, which was about the manpower issue. He hoped to start construction tomorrow. Although he only explored the Yangzhou area for the huge canal, the rest The area has not yet fallen, but Cao Cao can't wait to start it, because he wants to quickly build the canal, let the canal be put into shipping directly, and the wealth obtained can be used in the construction of the next section of the canal.

In this way, a lot of pressure on the temple can be reduced.

As soon as he finished writing, a soldier from the post station came to visit. Cao Cao handed the letter to this expressionless and extremely solemn post soldier, and he suppressed what he wanted to say.

There is no normal person in Yangzhou, the officials here are all lunatics, all lunatics! ! !
(End of this chapter)