Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 209 Li Guojian

However, he vaguely figured out another meaning of Hong Zhen, investment, yes, Hong Zhen is making a magnificent investment in him, putting all his future on him, once he becomes prosperous, Hong Zhen will also increase his luck greatly, This is an active search for opportunities.

He has displayed relatively outstanding talents, but his official career has not been smooth sailing. He has been released or even avoided fighting. Hong Zhen really dares to invest?

Seeing Wang Xiu's playful face, Hong Zhen seemed to understand his intentions. Indeed, he was just making a political investment.He watched Wang Xiu's rise with his own eyes, and led the Wang family from a downturn to the right path. In just two years, he achieved a height that he had never reached in more than ten years. What a monster!

What he heard the most in Shangshui County was Wang Xiu's astonishing move in Tokyo. He was tenth in the yellow armor, and he entered Yanfu Palace before he was awarded an official. The initiator of the Southeast Maritime Safety Administration, he was promoted to a post in the Secret Pavilion when he first entered the official career, and he was amazed by the strange style of poetry from Tokyo.

What Wang Xiu did made him decide after careful consideration, since his future is bleak, why not take a gamble on this strange man?It's just a boss, and if he can get on the line with Wang Xiu, it doesn't matter if he is a ninth-rank petty official.

"Brother Ben, you don't have to resign as the master." Wang Xiu said flatly.

Hong Zhen shook his head, and said with a playful smile, "I'm not resigning as an official, this idea is really tiresome."

Wang Xiu was basically sure of Hong Zhen's sincerity, and he basically had no suspense in the investment. He had to admire Hong Zhen's determination, and he nodded silently.

Since he was going to take office, he should bring his family with him, but Wang Xiu persuaded Youqin and Moyan to stay, which made the family very puzzled.

How can there be a newlywed who leaves his wife at home?According to the system, it will take three years!Widow Li also specifically looked for Wang Xiu.

"Brother Xiu, you can't do without your sister. How can you be like this? The newlywed Yaner left her at home and went to work in other places by herself." Wang Qingzhu kept scolding Wang Xiu in front of Youqin Moyan. .

It's hard for Wang Xiu to say, he didn't bring Qin Moyan to take office, it's really difficult, Jingdong is not a good place!
The pile of shit in Kuodi is constantly fermenting, and there is a high possibility that riots will break out. Well, it should definitely be brewing into riots. He doesn't want Youqin Moyan to be in danger.Besides, he is serving as the supervisor this time, and he is not a big county, so why bring his wife to take office!It's better to let Youqin Moyan stay and help the eldest sister do business more.

"Eldest sister, don't talk about brother, I'm the one who wants to stay." Youqin Moyan said while pulling Wang Qingzhu.

Wang Qingzhu glared at Youqin Moyan, with a look of hatred for iron, and complained: "Sister, he bullies you like this, can you bear it?"

"Why did my brother bully me? Big sister, my brother must have a reason for not taking me to the post. Let's not make trouble for my brother."

Wang Xiu took a deep look at Youqin Moyan, deeply impressed by her knowledge and understanding, and said softly: "Sister, you and eldest sister should take care of the business well. Oh, eldest sister, please take care of the elementary school, and it doesn't take much space , with the help of the second brother and the third brother, Bo of the county will also help."

Wang Qingzhu rolled her eyes at Wang Xiu, frowned and said, "You'd rather hide away and make others run away with one word."

"It's not that those who work with their minds rule others, and those who work hard rule with others!"

"You boy, why are you sister, watch how I beat you."

"Sister, don't pinch brother any more."

"Sister, if he doesn't take you to the post, he won't take you. After he leaves, I will go to Kaifeng with you to meet that foxy girl."

"Elder Sister." Wang Xiu swallowed her saliva, and was almost scared to death by Eldest Sister.

The news that Wang Xiu was going to leave had spread throughout Shangshui County, and there was an endless stream of people coming to congratulate her. Even the county magistrate came to the door with generous gifts, and his attitude was quite gentle.

what happened?He has been an official for more than a year and has been released to the magistrate. Speaking of which, he is on the same level as the magistrate of Shangshui county, but the tricks inside are more serious.

The supervision can be set up at the state level or at the county level. Without exception, they are all places where salt, iron, gold and copper or other products related to the national economy and people's life are produced, and they are also produced in large quantities.Liguojian is an absolutely important area for smelting iron and making money, and it is also the most important place to collect money in Xuzhou, a large county in the east of Jingdong. More than half of the tax revenue comes from Liguo.

For external officials, it is a place where they can earn a lot of political achievements. The supervisors just don’t ask for no merit, but they have no faults. In those three years, the lowest merit test is often "upper", how can they not be jealous what!

The magistrate said sourly: "My brother is really capable. Brother, I have been in the second county for two consecutive years, but I haven't gotten such a good deed!" To say that he is not jealous, that is a hypocrite, and he is not too hypocritical.

Wang Xiu doesn't care about other people's opinions. It is true that Liguojian produces high-quality copper and iron. It is also the place where Song Dynasty's ordnance is manufactured. It is a place with great potential. His thoughts have already flown to Xuzhou!
On the night before leaving, he and Youqin Moyan had a long time of tenderness before they whispered: "Sister, wait for me for three years, and we can go to Tokyo together after my term of office expires. When the situation stabilizes, I will write to you again, and our family can set up an iron smelting workshop."

"Brother, don't worry, I understand." Youqin Moyan smiled, everything was done in kindness.

Liguo, as early as the pre-Qin period, Liguo had mining and smelting industries, and formed agglomerated villages.In the Han Dynasty, "Tieguan" was set up in Xiaobeishan, and in the Tang Dynasty, "Qiuqiuye" was set up.Di Qing, a famous general of the Song Dynasty, once smelted cold-forged armor in Liguo. In the fourth year of Taiping Xingguo, due to the large scale of mining and iron smelting, he became one of the four major iron smelting places in the world, and was promoted to "Liguo Supervisor".

In the first year of Yuanfeng, Su Shi knew Xuzhou. Liguojian was a smelting center with an annual output of nearly 200 million catties of iron. It was a place where merchants gathered. It can be said that it was rich, but the guards were weak, and thieves often robbed houses.

Su Shi resolutely requisitioned well-equipped armored battles from good families, trained by the instructors of the forbidden army, and supported by wealthy households, without wasting a penny from the court. , with the purpose of smelting and keeping smelting.After Su Shi's governance, Liguo, which had been rampant with bandits, restored prosperity.

However, with the passage of time, these systems have been abolished, the guards have also been disbanded, and the magistrates have messed up, let alone the local soldiers of the Liguojian Township Army, they have long since disappeared, especially when the money is rampant. The military salary is not as good as being a servant in a wine shop, whoever is stupid is not thankful for his efforts.

When Zhao Ji was in power, several prefects were greedy for political achievements, and even made the well-behaved Li Guojian a mess, and the sales were increasingly sluggish.The coal mining in Baitu Town is also muddled, the supply of coal is intermittent, and the cost remains high, which is really annoying. This is what Wang Xiu has seen and heard since he took office.

Cai Gengdao also has no good solution, he knows the prefecture, and he has Cai Jing as his backing, but Liguo, as the country's leading iron smelting center, has long formed an unbreakable interest group, and they are inextricably linked with Tokyo. The connection of interests affects the whole body, and even Cai Jing cannot be easily shaken.

Wang Xiu has a deep understanding of the huge power of local interest groups. He did not count on Cai Gengdao, but on the surface he is not close, but he has a good relationship with the No. 30 five generals of the Xuanyi Army stationed in Jingdong, and they often walk around and eat wine.

Cai Gengdao is also a sensible person. Wang Xiu didn't bring any family members, so he smiled tactfully and didn't say much.

Qiu Fu did not go to Jiangning in the end, but after he thought twice, he persuaded Qiu Fu to follow him to Liguo, accompanied by three people, Feng Yuan, Jing Bo and Qiu Yun. Four or five years old, let's come out to practice together.

Li Changsheng, Liu Renfeng, Bo Zhang, Qin Min, Gao Kan, and Li Caiwei stayed in Shangshui, followed Wang Qingzhu and Youqin Moyan, and opened a primary school with the help of Hong Zhen.

Wang Xiu went to the Liguo Supervisor for a direct transfer and did not enter Beijing. When he was accepted by the supervisor, the boss, and the famous iron smelter, he was very humble and polite, giving people a gentle and polite attitude, which made people born A lot of good feelings.

The disadvantages are also obvious, that is, it makes some people feel contemptuous, thinking that he is just a literati with shallow qualifications, a scholar who can be deceived, and there is nothing to be afraid of.

In this way, from the first year of Xuanhe to July of the second year, for more than a year, it can be said that Wang Xiu made no achievements. He deliberately did not touch the intertwined network of interests. In order to maintain public security in the National Supervisory Committee, we have stepped up the training of the strong men of the township army in all parts of the county.

Qiu Fu is still an archer, and was appointed as the head of the Liguojian Township Army's bow and horse. Feng Yuan and the other three followed him. Although they did not join the township army, they also practiced. .

In just one year, precisely because of Wang Xiu's full trust, Qiu Fu selected more than [-] strong men from various township regiments and reorganized the Liguo Supervisor to guard the iron workshops against thieves in name. Tiejian, these soldiers are all carefully selected children from good families, and their equipment is extremely sophisticated.

Under Wang Xiu's instruction, everyone has at least [-] refined weapons, each is equipped with a two-stone strong bow, two quiver per person, and a full set of fine leather armor.

Of course, for the formation and equipment of this army, Wang Xiu has withstood the absolute pressure. The most feared by the court is that there are elite soldiers outside. The square was ransacked by bandits, and he had no right to mobilize the imperial army to pursue it, so he could only use the local Baojia to form patrol soldiers for self-defense.

What's interesting is that Cai Gengdao also wrote a memorial to defend Wang Xiu. There are more than a thousand forbidden troops stationed in Xuzhou Caiyou. How can they manage such a large place? The Xiang army has no combat effectiveness at all. It is understandable that the owner of the shop pays for a group of guards who are monitored by the forbidden army.

Cai Jing firmly supported Cai Gengdao, and Liang Shicheng and Li Bangyan also secretly spoke for Wang Xiu, that is, hundreds of local soldiers were used as patrols for the Li Guojian, which was not too outrageous. Liang Shicheng adopted the words in Wang Xiu’s memorial, saying : "Wang Xiu used the methods of his predecessors, not unconventional."

No one expected that the seeds of the New Empire Army were quietly planted, waiting for the day when they would take root and germinate.

(End of this chapter)