I have a chat group.

Gao Qiu was sitting in his Taiwei Mansion at this time. He was preparing to deal with his adopted son Gao Kan. This kid would never be able to get over the hurdle of his name in his entire life.

This kid is a handle he left for himself, a handle that others can catch. If there is any problem, he can throw this handle out and let him help him take the blame. If there is any big problem, this is also a protection net for him. As long as someone attacks him, he can throw this net out and get himself off cleanly.

Moreover, he not only hired Gao Kan, but also a lot of people to do these things. All of these people can be abandoned at any time, just like Du Yu Hou Lu Qian, the person recommended by Lin Chong, who seems to be capable.

But in fact, Gao Qiu didn't need him to do anything. What he needed was Lu Qian's wit. He needed this clever person to use his wit to help him do some things.

Anyway, everything was just this person's clever trick and has nothing to do with me. This is also a protective fence.

These methods were learned during the years he followed Su Dongpo. Gao Qiu learned a lot from Su Dongpo, so he always wanted to repay the other family.

Just like the current major event of military farming in the south of the Yangtze River, Gao Qiu has identified the Su family and the descendants of Su Dongpo as being able to handle these matters well.

"Mr. Gao, you have given us brothers a difficult problem. You have sent us to be a prefect to handle the farming affairs in Jiangnan. This is a big deal."

Su Mai, the eldest of the Su family, shook his head. These things were really difficult to handle. It was not that he felt that he was not capable enough, but that too many people were watching this matter. If he and his family could not handle it well, something big would happen. Moreover, all of his brothers had become prefects, so this matter was a bit serious.

"Mr. Su, I have already told the emperor about this matter, and I have also made it clear to the emperor that the old man is employing you in order to repay the kindness of the great scholar Su for recognizing and promoting me. This kindness is as great as the sun and the moon to me, and I must repay it. So I have explained all these things to the emperor. The emperor also thinks that the family of the great scholar Su are all upright people. They will definitely be able to do things fairly and independently. They are people who can really get things done."

Gao Qiu then stood up and saluted, "I know that my position as a prefect is not high, but this time the emperor is personally paying attention to this. If this matter is accomplished, my Song Dynasty will have at least another two or three hundred years of foundation."

"You should know that Jiangnan is much larger than Jiangbei. It is even more than twice as large as Jiangbei. If such a large area is developed, what kind of help will it bring to the Song Dynasty? Lord Su also understands this, right?"

Su Mai nodded. He naturally understood these things. When Su Dongpo was in Jiangnan, he had already proved that Jiangnan was a land of fish and rice. Except for the heavy rain and more floods, everything else was good.

After digging silt in the West Lake in Hangzhou and making silt fields, Su Dongpo realized that the development of Jiangnan had great potential. It was a place where two crops could be harvested a year or three crops in two years. The same acre of Champa rice in Jiangnan could produce an annual yield of 600 kilograms per acre.

In areas where there are two crops a year, the average annual yield of Champa rice can reach 600 catties per mu, while in the north the yield of rice and wheat per mu is only 200 to 400 catties.

As long as the water disasters in the south of the Yangtze River are properly controlled, this place will become a land of fish and rice.

"I see. Does the government intend to develop Jiangnan? Do they want to migrate people from the north?"

"Arrange the troops first. Arrange all the troops here first. We have too many troops in the Song Dynasty. Arrange all of them here. As long as Jiangnan is well developed, we can naturally arrange a large number of criminals from the north to come here."

The requirements were very clear. Jiangnan in the Ming and Qing dynasties was a rich land of fish and rice, while Jiangnan in the Northern Song Dynasty was a place of exile. Only by sending criminals and soldiers there could it be developed. Otherwise, it would be impossible to develop it until after the Jingkang Rebellion, when the residents of Jiangbei moved south in large numbers. It would be too late to develop it then.

[Gao Qiu: In fact, it doesn't matter who I use or not. No matter who is sent from Jiangnan, I will have to give remote control, and I will also send some personal followers to have them build the Jiangnan Gardens there. So I handed this matter over to the sons of Su Daxueshi. After all, they are my own people and I need to support them.]

In the chat group, Gao Qiu explained to everyone what he had done. He did not do this to tell everyone what he had done, but to ask for benefits from everyone. He had already obtained the Taiping Technique from his brother Gao Lian.

This Taiping Yaoshu is the same Taiping Yaoshu that Zhang Jue practiced in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It had been lost long ago, but in the novel Water Margin, Gao Lian and others practiced these things.

Otherwise, how could those real people in Water Margin summon the so-called Yellow Turban Warriors with just a wave of their hands?

These are all the techniques of Taiping Yaoshu.

[Gao Wenfeng: It doesn't matter who you use or not, I just want to know whether the Taiping techniques performed by those Taoists you found are effective? ]

[Gao Qiu: The Art of Peace is not something that anyone can perform. To practice it, one must be in harmony with the stars in the sky. According to the statement on the Art of Peace, the world is in chaos right now because of the birth of 108 demon stars in the Demon Subduing Hall of Mount Longhu. This is the best time for everyone to practice the Art of Peace. That’s why Master Luo and his friends practiced the Art of Peace. I plan to practice it and give it a try. If I succeed, I’ll upload it to the chat group and exchange resources with you.]

Gao Qiu wanted to practice the Taiping Art on his own. If he succeeded, he would be able to move to a higher level. Not only would he have a position in the chat group, but he would also have a higher status in front of the emperor.

[Gao Wenfeng, no problem. I can teach you the Golden Lightning Mantra and the Water Thunder of Longhu Mountain. Then you can learn the Lightning Thunder Fist from Taoist Shi. It should allow you to have extraordinary strength within three to five months. If you are ruthless enough and are not afraid of damaging your foundation, you can also eat some pills like the Great Huan Dan. Those things can make you a first-class master in your world within a month. The only problem is that after taking that pill, your foundation will be settled in the next year. If you want to make further progress, you need to buy the whole body strengthening function again. It can not only strengthen, but also repair internal injuries. It's just that the cost is a bit high at that time, requiring 30,000 transaction points! ]

[Gao Qiu: Is the second time 30,000 points? That's not too high, we can afford it. Then I'll take a Da Huan Dan and see how high it can improve me.]

Gao Qiu was trying to do two things at once. He was talking in the chat group while chatting with Su Mai at the same time. Anyway, the conversation between both sides did not cool down.

Just when the two were chatting excitedly, Gao Kan ran out with a lot of noise outside, and came back with a group of hangers-on who followed him to make a living, and broke in.

"Dad, my son has been bullied. Please find some good fighters for him."

Gao Kan didn't care what Gao Qiu was doing. He came in and hugged Gao Qiu's thighs and started crying, wanting to arrange a few good fighters for himself.

"Okay, okay, I'll arrange it for you. Go down, I'll arrange it for you in a few days."

When Gao Kan heard this, he went downstairs happily to have a drink.

"General Gao, you are my adopted son!"

"To be honest, I adopted this man as my adopted son because he was destined to have a brother, but his parents were already dead and he didn't have a brother. I killed this little bastard and I adopted him because I wanted to use his brotherhood to give me hope of having a son or daughter."

"Alas, in the past, Gao was begging for a living at a food stall on the street. Because of some things, he offended Wang Jin, the spear and stick instructor of the 80 imperial guards at that time, and was beaten by him and injured... Alas, it has been difficult to have children since then. It was my cousin Gao Lian who gave me a solution and asked me to adopt an orphan with brothers and sisters as my adopted son, and let him bring up a child for me. Although Gao Kan, this little beast, has a bad character, he happens to be this orphan with brothers and sisters." Gao Qiu then explained why he wanted to adopt Gao Kan as his adopted son, and at the same time, he spread the matter through the mouths of the Su family.

It also let everyone know that he attacked Wang Jin not because he was beaten, but because he almost lost his family line. No one could bring up this matter again.

Of course, Gao Qiu did not tell Su Mai that his two concubines were already pregnant, and the fetuses were very stable. He invited the imperial physician to come and check, and it should be two sons.

Therefore, Gao Qiu was thinking about how to deal with Gao Kan.

"General Gao, you've been really miserable. At first we thought you beat Wang Jin just to show off, but it turns out it was for this reason. You've been really miserable. This kind of thing can't be told to outsiders."

Su Mai looked at Gao Qiu now, and thought about how handsome Gao Qiu was when he was young. He couldn't help but sigh. He was aging too fast.

"Sir, the imperial physician has examined the pulses of both ladies. Both ladies are already one month pregnant. What should we do about this?"

The old butler walked in from outside and just happened to tell this matter.

Su Mai immediately stood up and congratulated Gao Qiu on having a descendant.

Gao Qiu was naturally satisfied and laughed out loud. Then he instructed the old housekeeper not to let anyone else know about this matter. He then planned to go out to burn incense and fulfill his vow in a few days. The time he chose was exactly when Gao Yanei went to tease Lady Lin. He planned to take this opportunity to deal with Gao Yanei and let everyone know that he was willing to sacrifice his relatives for the sake of justice and was cold-blooded and ruthless.

"Master Su, are you interested in going with me to burn incense and fulfill a vow?"

Gao Qiu asked at the right time.

Su Mai hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should do this or not, because if he did this, then all the people of their Su Clan would be bound to Gao Qiu in the future.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with being tied to the emperor's favorite.

For them, this is also a good thing, because being tied to the emperor's favorite means becoming one of the emperor's close people, and the emperor will remember any promotion or wealth in the future.

All of Su's disciples are talented and loyal to their country, so it is a good thing for the country if they can be reused. The only question is whether they want to join Gao Qiu's team.

This matter needs to be carefully considered.

Gao Qiu did not force Su Mai, because he knew that the scholars of the Su family were all in the middle and lower levels of the court. They all wanted to climb up, but they could not.

Because they have no connections at the top, and the ladder of advancement in this country is almost blocked, which is why there are so many internal peasant uprisings.

The reason why this happened can be summed up in one sentence: they want to be an official, kill people, set fires, and wait for amnesty!

Most of the Liangshan heroes believed this sentence, so Song Jiang was able to surrender to the court, because everyone knew this sentence and wanted to kill people, set fires, wait for amnesty, and become officials.

It is also because of this that Song Jiang has so many supporters in Liangshan.

Gao Qiu was well aware that the development of Jiangnan would be a pie-sharing event, so he hoped to bring all the people from the Su clan along and make them his own people.

Su Mai also understood this, so he was considering whether he should stand with Gao Qiu to divide the cake. If he divided the cake with others, how much could he get?
But after thinking about it, he realized that the best piece of cake he could get was Gao Qiu's.

Su Mai also smiled bitterly. He really didn't expect that it would be so difficult for his family to share the cake.

"Master Su has figured it out. His Majesty has so many useful people around him. If you, the Su Clan, come and join us, you will start from the third rank in the future. That's nothing to say."

Gao Qiu knew that his plan was successful, so he was very happy and smiled.

"We're going to the Jiangnan Tuntian. I'll go with you to the temple fair in a few days!"

When Gao Qiu heard this, he asked his housekeeper to prepare a banquet and invited the people from the Su clan to come and drink.
After receiving the invitation from Su Mai, all the people from the Su School rushed over. These people were students and juniors of Su Shi and Su Zhe, and many of them were backbones of the Hanshu School. These people had no problems with their abilities, but what they lacked were political resources.

They couldn't get any of this kind of thing, but Gao Qiu had resources in his hands but couldn't use them. When these two sides came together, both sides were naturally satisfied. Before long, many backbones of the Hanshu faction entered the three provinces and six ministries and became officials there.

Although the positions are not high, they are all positions with power and influence, which can be promoted in the future.

As for people like Qin Zhifei who have been working in the court for many years and have held high positions, they are naturally satisfied, because just because they have a position does not mean they have power.

If they hang out with Gao Qiu, they will gain power. As long as they help the emperor repair the gardens, they will gain power.

At the same time, they also knew that Gao Qiu wanted to go to burn incense and fulfill his vow, and they all said that it would be lively if they all went together.

And this going together was not for the sake of excitement, but to send a political signal, that is, to tell everyone that the Su Sect, the Hanshu faction and the emperor's favorite ministers have cooperated!

They sided with the emperor. (End of this chapter)