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The old lady laughed heartily and said happily, "Sister, that's right. I was just so happy to see you all that I forgot about it."

After she finished speaking, she quickly led Wang Yue and his party into the courtyard. After sitting down in the main hall, she introduced her grandchildren to Wang Yue and Old Lady Sheng.

The old lady has a son and a daughter. Her son has more children, two sons and two daughters. Her daughter is married and also has a son and a daughter.

Among them, Changsong and Wang Yue are about the same age, Shulan is one year younger than Wang Yue, and the three have reached the age for marriage. The remaining Changwu is one year older than Minglan, and Pinlan is of the same age as Minglan.

The son born to the eldest old lady's daughter is still young, while the eldest daughter is almost the same age as Changsong.

When Mrs. Sheng saw that the eldest lady had so many grandchildren, she said with emotion, "You have a flourishing family here. Changsong and Shulan are old enough to get married. You will have something to worry about in the future."

The eldest old lady immediately understood what the remaining old lady meant. She looked at Wang Yue and said, "There's no rush for marriage. I heard that Brother Yue has taken up a post in Changzhou and he needs someone to accompany him. Changwu is not good at studying and only has a lot of strength."

Wang Yue smiled and said, "If you are relieved, I will let Brother Changsong follow me when I leave tomorrow. Although I cannot give him a very good official position, I will definitely make arrangements for him after he has been trained."

After hearing this, the old lady quickly expressed her gratitude and said, "In that case, thank you very much, Brother Yue."

Since Minglan and Old Madam Sheng were going to live in Youyang permanently, Wang Yue would of course show goodwill to the old lady, and since that was the case, of course he would help her to the end.

He remembered that the scholar Shulan married in the TV series was a loser, and they later divorced. He didn't want Shulan to make the same mistake.

So, he continued, "Minglan and the old lady will probably stay here for a while, and they may also want to travel around the area later.

If the old lady is at ease, let Sister Shulan go around with Minglan. Although most of my classmates are married, they may know some young talents, and Sister Shulan can meet them then."

Seeing Wang Yue was so thoughtful, the old lady was delighted. She said excitedly, "Brother Yue, I won't say much more about thanking you. If you have any instructions, we, the eldest branch of the Sheng family, will certainly do our best to help you."

Pinlan and Minglan were talking to each other, but suddenly found that Wang Yue had arranged for all her brothers and sisters, but not him. She was a little surprised and said in a panic, "What about me? Cousin?"

Seeing that Pinlan followed Minglan in calling him cousin, the old lady shook her head helplessly and scolded with a smile, "Your brothers and sisters have all gone with you, why don't you stay at home with an old lady like me?"

Pinlan was still young after all, and after hearing this, she couldn't help but blink her eyes, and then she said with some embarrassment, "Pinlan wants to accompany her grandmother, but Pinlan also wants to go out and play."

Old Madam Sheng thought about it for a while, then smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I think it would be better if you come over to play after I settle down in Changzhou, and bring Pinlan with you."

The eldest old lady said in embarrassment, "Is this okay? So many of us are going there, and Brother Yue still has to be busy with official business."

After hearing this, Old Lady Sheng smiled and said, "You are worrying too much. I also have some manors in Changzhou. We will live in our own manors when we go there, not directly in Brother Yue's house. It's just to let Minglan and Brother Yue be closer."

The eldest lady was relieved when she heard what Old Lady Sheng said, and she also smiled and said, "In that case, I will take some grandchildren to have a good time with my sister."

Seeing what the eldest lady said, the eldest lady in the first house felt a little embarrassed. She was also from an official family and knew that her mother-in-law did this for the future of her sons, but if everything was packaged up at once, the investment would be too huge.

But the lady thought that even if she missed Wang Yue, she could still go to Sheng Hong. She hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Mother, I think Chang Wu is only thirteen years old now. It won't be too late for him to stay at home for a few more years until he has mastered his skills."

Old Madam Sheng understood what the eldest lady meant, and she didn't want to make things difficult for her. After all, after Sheng Hong took office, Sheng Wei had given him a lot of support in terms of gold and silver. So, if all the children tried to find Wang Yue's way, it would be a slap in the face to Sheng Hong in disguise. So it was not a bad idea for the eldest lady to invest on their own.

In addition, Old Lady Sheng was also worried that Wang Yue's immediate appointment would affect his career, so she smiled and said, "That's fine. Changwu is still young. In a few years, whether it's Brother Yue or Hong'er, they may be promoted again. We can find an opportunity to arrange for Changwu."

The old lady was a little unhappy at first. After all, the top scholar usually gets promoted very quickly, and following him would give her more opportunities.

But after listening to Mrs. Sheng's explanation, she immediately understood what she meant, so she stopped forcing it and started talking about Minglan and Changdong's revision of the family tree.

……

Youyang, Sheng Family

Knowing that Wang Yue could not stay for two days and was going to return to Suzhou after Minglan and Changdong had finished revising the family tree, the eldest old lady arranged for someone to open the ancestral hall the next day and wrote Minglan and Changdong's names on it.

Before Wang Yue went forward, Old Lady Sheng called two strong middle-aged men over and said solemnly, "When I got married, my father arranged for several retired military lieutenants to be my guards, but I didn't need them, so I've been living on the farm.

Xu Yi and Xu Lan were the best in martial arts among their descendants. They read a lot of military books in their spare time. In addition, with the guidance of their father, although they had no actual combat experience, they were still able to use their skills.

Now that you are an official, you will inevitably have to deal with military and political affairs in the future. You can keep them by your side to run errands and do odd jobs, which is better than doing everything yourself."

Wang Yue didn't expect the old lady to make such arrangements. Although he didn't need it, he didn't refuse the old lady's kindness.

After all, he had trained a lot of guards around him in preparation for the future. Even if the old lady gave him someone, it would be just the right thing to serve as a cover.

Wang Yue also sincerely complimented, "Thank you, old lady. I was worried about the lack of manpower around me. With their help, I think the level of Wang family's guards will probably be able to be improved to a higher level."

Chapter 186 I have three strategies: best, middle and worst!

Old Madam Sheng saw that Wang Yue was very satisfied with her arrangement, so she smiled and said, "As long as Brother Yue is satisfied, I'm glad. If you are short of manpower, you can ask them to transfer people from the farm. Although I haven't been in contact with the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion in recent years, many of my father's retired soldiers live in my farm. Although they are old, their descendants are still strong and can still do some things."

Wang Yue was deeply moved by Mrs. Sheng's love and care. He immediately bowed to Mrs. Sheng and said solemnly, "Thank you for your love and care!"

After allowing Wang Yue to bow, Mrs. Sheng encouraged him a few more words, then left Minglan to talk to Wang Yue and returned to the carriage.

Although Minglan is young, she understands everything about this era. She knows that although they have been engaged, everything will change if they don't get married. So she wants to maintain her relationship with Wang Yue and prove her ability.

After the old lady left, she asked without hesitation, "Cousin, I asked Pinlan about the rumors in the area a few days ago. They know a little about Changzhou on the other side of the river. It is said that the previous governor was poisoned to death in office. You must be careful when you go there."

Wang Yue didn't expect Minglan to secretly inquire about these things. He knew in his heart that this was for him, so he smiled and comforted her, "Don't worry, I haven't married you yet, and I still have great dreams to fulfill. I will definitely protect myself."

Although Minglan's face was a little red because of Wang Yue's blunt words, she still insisted, "My husband is related to the prosperity and decline of our two families. I hope you will be very careful. The new governor of Changzhou is upright and has won the praise of the people for his crackdown on gangs and evil. However, he has just eradicated the cancer in Yixing, Changzhou, and has not had time to do anything in other places when such a big thing happened. This shows how serious the situation in Changzhou is."

Wang Yue saw Minglan repeatedly reminding him, so he said helplessly, "Minglan, you are just too concerned. Have you forgotten that my hometown is Suzhou, which is right next to Changzhou? How could I not know Changzhou? Don't worry."

Minglan's face turned even redder. She just felt like she had to do something, but she completely forgot that Wang Yue's hometown was very close to Changzhou. She said shyly, "Since my husband understands, then, then Minglan will go back first. Grandmother is waiting anxiously."

Wang Yue shook his head helplessly, took out a neatly folded paper from his sleeve, and then said with a smile, "Here is a set of martial arts that I accidentally got. If you have time, you can practice it. When we get married in the future, I don't know how much blood and gore we will have to face. If you have some ability to protect yourself, I will feel more at ease."

Minglan took it from Wang Yue and examined it carefully. She found that the ink on it seemed to have been dry not long ago. She realized that this was specially prepared by Wang Yue for her. She was very happy and said excitedly, "I will definitely practice well. I wish you a safe journey."

After she finished speaking, she bowed to Wang Yue and turned towards the car.

After getting on the carriage, she looked through the gap in the curtain and watched Wang Yue get on the boat from afar.

Seeing Minglan's reluctance, Old Lady Sheng said helplessly, "You girl, your heart has already flown away before you even get married. You will be able to see her again in a month."

Minglan looked at the paper in her hand, then shook her head and said angrily, "Grandma, you understand what I mean and deliberately make fun of me. I will ignore you."

Old Madam Sheng laughed heartily, and then jokingly said, "Is this the poem Brother Yue wrote to you before leaving? Can you read it to me? Let me hear how the top scholar's love poem is different?"

Minglan couldn't resist her grandmother's teasing, her face turned even redder, and she said shyly, "Grandma, it's not a love poem, my cousin gave me a set of martial arts, so I can practice it well."

Old Madam Sheng was stunned for a moment, then she smiled and said, "Okay, then you, a lazy little cat, won't be able to sleep in anymore."

Minglan looked out quickly, her face full of beauty. She held onto Old Lady Sheng's hand, twisted her body and said, "Grandma is making fun of me, but I won't stand it."

……

Wuxi, Liangxi River, Liangxi Bridge

Wang Yue, Changsong and Qingfeng left Gusu and headed for Changzhou to take up their posts. When they were riding past the Liangxi River on horseback, they were suddenly stopped by a strong man.

After Wang Yue stopped, the sturdy man asked respectfully, "May I ask if this is Lord Wang Tongpan and his party?"

Qingfeng knew that Changzhou was dangerous. Without waiting for Wang Yue to answer, he stopped in front of him and asked seriously, "That's right. I wonder what's the matter with you stopping my master?"

After confirming his identity, the man immediately explained with a smile, "I am Wang Da, a personal attendant of my Lord Magistrate. Lord Magistrate saw you from afar and guessed that it might be Lord Tongpan, so he asked me to come and invite you."

Wang Yue was a little surprised. He didn't expect Wang Anshi to be waiting for him here. He quickly said politely, "Then please lead the way, little brother!"

The man did not hesitate and led Wang Yue to the Liangxi Bridge. Then he said to Wang Yue, "Mr. Tongpan, the prefect is on the bridge ahead."

Wang Yue saw a slightly sloppy middle-aged scholar standing by the bridge, looking at the river. He was out of place with the pedestrians on the roadside and was obviously someone who didn't care about other people's eyes.

Thinking of the information he had inquired about, he dismounted and walked to the bridge. When he was a few steps away, he bowed and said, "Sir, I wonder why you are here?"

Wang Anshi did not answer, but turned around and looked at Wang Yue and asked, "Yan Hui, do you know why you were assigned here to be the judge?"

Wang Yue's heart moved, and he asked uncertainly, "Is it the adults' request?"

Wang Anshi nodded and said sincerely, "It's me. Do you know why I made this request?"

Wang Yue thought of Wang Anshi looking at the river just now, and said uncertainly, "Could it be related to the river?"

Wang Anshi couldn't help laughing after hearing Wang Yue's answer, and said very honestly, "That's true. When I went to Beijing to report on my work last time, I passed by Yangzhou City and saw that the river there was better dredged than other places, but the local people did not have to support the corvée, so I visited Lord Liu."

Wang Yue suddenly realized, and said a little embarrassedly, "That was all Lord Liu's own ability. I just made a small suggestion, but I didn't expect Lord Liu to really do it."

Wang Anshi waved his hand and said solemnly, "I saw not only your ability to manage the river, but also your love for the people, which I admire very much.

After your reminder, Lord Liu in Yangzhou took the gang by surprise and was able to manage the river in Yangzhou well.

However, after this tactic is used once, the people in charge behind the scenes of various governments will become wary, and it will be difficult to govern again.

I think that since you have the talent of the top scholar, you must have extraordinary insights, so I asked His Majesty to send you to Changzhou."

Wang Yue quickly bowed to Wang Anshi again, and then said excitedly, "Thank you for your support, sir. Yan Hui will do his best to help you eliminate the flood in Changzhou."

Wang Anshi would not look at him differently just because of a few nice words. He immediately pointed to the river under the bridge and said, "I have visited various places since I came here. If there were no floods, the arable land in Changzhou could be increased a lot. Do you have any ideas?"

Wang Yue has been operating here for many years in the world of Nirvana in Fire, so he is very familiar with this place. He said very seriously, "Sir, I have three strategies, the best, the worst, and the worst. It depends on which one you choose."

Wang Anshi raised his eyebrows and asked curiously. He didn't expect Wang Yue to come up with three solutions at once, so he asked curiously, "Then tell me, what is your best strategy?"

Wang Yue waved his hand and asked Changsong to take out the geomancy map of the Taihu Lake that he had drawn, and then spread it on the bridge railing. He pointed at the map and said, "Sir, in my opinion, if not only Changzhou, but also Huzhou and Suzhou are like this, it is entirely possible that if the three places have good harvests, the whole country will have enough food and clothing.

Therefore, if one wants to ensure a good harvest in the land near Taihu Lake, it is necessary to develop water conservancy projects and regulate the water level of Taihu Lake to ensure the water level of rivers in various places.

With sufficient water sources, we can ensure the normal planting of rice fields, and with the regulation of dams, we can also prevent floods and waterlogging disasters."

Wang Anshi looked at the markings on the geomantic map drawn by Wang Yue and found that if the entire Taihu Lake waters were well controlled, it would be exactly as Wang Yue said.

He followed Wang Yue's thoughts and thought about it, then frowned and said, "This may be difficult. After all, this project is very large. It may require the joint efforts of Liangzhe Road, and it may not be completed in three or two years."

Wang Yue nodded and said seriously, "That's right. This is the best policy, and it can even be said to benefit the present and future generations. But it may be quite difficult to convince officials from all over the country to cooperate."

Wang Anshi sighed and said very frankly what Wang Yue did not say, "Your best plan is very good, but the project is too long, and I am afraid that other states and counties will not cooperate. After all, they all want to see immediate results.

Yan Hui, you are indeed a great talent. Your best strategy is very good. What is your middle strategy?"

Wang Yue did not hesitate and said directly, "In addition to Taihu Lake, there are some relatively large lakes in Changzhou. We will build water conservancy projects and use these lakes to regulate the amount of water in the rice fields within the territory and ensure water for farmland."

Wang Anshi looked at the two lakes on the geomancy map that Wang Yue took out, pondered it, and felt that it made sense and was indeed a moderate approach.

He suddenly realized that the methods proposed by Wang Yue seemed to be very much to his liking, as if they were suggestions specially made for him.

Chapter 187: A tool for making money!

Wang Anshi was very happy and did not discuss the details of the two plans. He asked curiously, "What is Yan Hui's so-called worst plan?"

Wang Yue pointed to several rivers marked on the map and said seriously, "The worst option is to use the rivers to build water conservancy projects and ensure water supply for farmland."

After listening to this, Wang Anshi said very seriously, "The three methods you mentioned are all very good, but the basis of all the methods is to dredge the river.

Changzhou has many waterways, and it is very difficult to clear them all. I am afraid that the people will be overwhelmed by the long-term corvée, which will cause more households to lose their land and produce more customers. It is probably impossible to reduce the corvée for the people like Yangzhou did. "

Wang Yue frowned and said uncertainly, "Sir, if you don't want the people to do labor service, there is another solution that is not a solution."

Wang Anshi frowned and asked uncertainly, "What method?"

Wang Yue pointed to the canal not far away and said solemnly, "Sir, there are several toll booths along the canal from Qiantang to Tokyo, and the fee is about one cent per mile. We can use the waterways in our territory as a bargaining chip and invite powerful merchants to dredge them.

If they can dredge the river to meet our requirements, we can give them the right to collect tolls for river navigation, but only for one year."

Wang Anshi frowned and said uncertainly, "I'm afraid no businessman would be willing to open a dredging business for only one year, right?"

Wang Yue shook his head and said solemnly, "Sir, this profit is not small. Take the river below us for example. If you are interested, you can count how many ships pass by on this bridge every day. It costs one penny to move between two bridges, and you can roughly judge how much this section of water can collect in a day."

Wang Anshi saw that Wang Yue was so sure about what he said, so he asked uncertainly, "But if this happens, it will probably be difficult for the people in the country to travel, and there will be additional expenses."

Wang Yue shook his head and said seriously, "Sir, in fact, farmers in the territory rarely travel. Most of them travel by land and cross the bridge for free. It only has some impact on those boatmen and merchants who make a living by fishing.

However, boatmen who make a living by fishing only need to refrain from fishing in the river, avoid crossing the bridges on either side, and do not have to pay bridge tolls. "

Wang Anshi felt that what Wang Yue said made sense. He hesitated for a moment and said, "In that case, you can try it in Yixing County. If the effect is good, we will promote it to the whole Changzhou."

Wang Yue looked at the map and was speechless. "Isn't Wang Anshi a reformist? Why is he so conservative? If he had carried out reforms step by step like this, I'm afraid other officials would not have been so resistant."

He immediately understood that Wang Anshi could immediately point out the use of Yixing for the experiment, which showed that Wang Anshi also knew the situation in Changzhou, and only Yixing, which was more remote, was the easiest to control.

Poor Wang Anshi, who was famous for his stubborn temper, was not a silly young man.

Seeing that Wang Anshi had an idea in mind, he stopped asking questions and said respectfully, "I obey your command!"

……

The people of Yixing were of course very happy to know that they did not have to do corvee labor while the waterway was being dredged, but Wang Yue was depressed.

Wang Yue's original plan was to organize people from several villages and towns close to the waterways to dredge the waterways. In this way, these villages could charge for the waterways, which would also be a source of income for them.

However, after Wang Yue hinted to the village heads in various places, no one responded, and even the nearby merchants were not very enthusiastic.

Wang Yue knew in his heart that there must be big families from all over the place interfering. After all, if you want to charge fees, you will have to face those local tyrants.

Even though those extremely treacherous and evil people have been eliminated, there are still many bureaucratic families. Although they have a better reputation, they will still go against you if your interests are affected.