When we arrived at the Bajiao Town Station, the sun was still high in the sky, and it was still early before it got dark. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Xu Ping didn't continue to hurry, and ordered the team to stop and prepare to spend the night here.

Liangjing Post Road, starting from the west gate of Kaifeng City, Xinzheng Gate, during which there is a post in fifteen miles or ten miles, directly to Luoyang. Octagonal town is to leave Kaifeng, and then fifteen miles is the vinegar ditch station, and after ten miles is the ten miles of the shop station, and then ten miles is another to rush to the three different stations in Zhongmu County. Xu Ping's team has a large number of people, and he must choose a large post house to rest and sleep. Moreover, when entering Zhongmu County, the magistrate and other magistrates there have to come to greet and accompany them, and it is not good to miscalculate the distance and not be able to enter the county seat at night.

The post station in Bajiao Town is very large, and it welcomes officials and soldiers sent between the two capitals all year round, and everything is fully prepared. Yi Cheng came out early and welcomed Xu Ping and Wang Yan into the post station.

The group of people who delivered goods to Luoyang also stopped here, although it was official business, they did not have post tickets, and they had to pay out of pocket when they lived in the post station, and they went back to the three divisions of the yamen to calculate the money. The post station system has always belonged to the Privy Council, and the three shops are not state affairs, so they naturally have to settle the accounts clearly.

Entering the courtyard of the post station, Wang Yan stretched his waist and said to Xu Ping embarrassedly: "Deputy Envoy Xu has worked hard all the way. ”

Sitting comfortably in the carriage along the way, Wang Yan didn't want to change to riding a horse, but Xu Ping, who was the leader, rode over all the way, which made Wang Yan a little unhappy.

Xu Ping looked at Wang Yandao: "It's not hard, I only walked thirty miles today, I will go to Zhongmu County at noon tomorrow, and stay in Baisha Town at night, the distance is twice as much as tonight, let's rest early tonight." ”

After speaking, he brought Liu Xiaoyi and a few entourages, and Yi Cheng took them to see the small courtyard arranged for him.

Wang Yan looked at Xu Ping's back, feeling slightly uneasy. I had an awkward fight with Liu Xin today, and when the people sent back by Xu Ping came back in the evening, they would definitely know the reason, and they didn't know what they would think.

Director Zheng got out of the carriage with joy, took a deep breath in the cool breeze blowing over. I was in the carriage for most of the day, and my nerves were tense all the time, which was really uncomfortable.

Director Chen, who greeted him on the road, came from a distance and said to Director Zheng: "The separate courtyard in the post station is occupied by the people brought by Deputy Envoy Xu, let's not rest in it, let's go to the town to find a clean shop to live in." ”

Hearing this, Director Zheng's heart rose suddenly, grabbed Director Chen and dragged him aside, and whispered, "What are you talking about?" I have 100,000 yuan in my arms, and you let me go to the town to stay in a hotel?! ”

Director Chen seemed to hear Director Zheng's heart pounding against his chest, and patted Director Zheng's shoulder with a smile: "What are you afraid of!" 100,000 yuan, what you are carrying in your arms is just 100,000 paper coupons! This coupon can only be bought in the three shops, and before leaving, remember the numbers on it, and others can't spend it if they get it, who would worry about such a pile of waste paper! Besides, your paper coupon is still missing, and no one wants to take it out! You're so nervous, then I'm in charge of so many valuable goods, and I can't live as you think! Don't worry, there are so many of us, and it's on the Liangjing Post Road, nothing can happen! ”

"How can you say that? This year, Kaifeng is not very peaceful. ”

Listening to Director Zheng's words, Director Chen shook his head again and again: "There are so many of us, and there are officials and soldiers escorting, what thief dares to beat our idea!" To rob us is like rebellion! ”

While speaking, Director Chen pulled Director Zheng and went to the town.

Xiao Xiao Xingqing watched from behind, hurriedly hugged the burden in his arms, and quickly followed.

Xu Ping entered the small courtyard arranged for him by the post station, washed up, drank a cup of tea, and walked to the courtyard.

Diverting Luo into Bianbian is not only to replace the turbid water in the Yellow River with clean water, but also to use such a canal to directly connect the two capitals with waterways.

There is too much sediment in the Yellow River, the course of the river is uncertain, and it rolls northward every year, although it is also clear, but it is impossible to sail for a small half of the year. Moreover, Luoyang City is not on the bank of the Yellow River, and water transportation is quite inconvenient. Once Luoshui and Bianshui are connected, the boat can go directly from Bianliang, Tokyo, to Luoyang, Xijing, and the two capitals are completely connected.

Although the land route is convenient, the volume and cost are far from being comparable to that of the waterway. Xu Ping wanted to form a big market with Jingdong Road and Jingxi Road and Kaifeng Mansion in the middle, so he needed such a canal. From Luoshui into the Bianhe River, into Kaifeng, and then from Kaifeng into the Wuzhang River, all the way into Liangshanbo, the entire east-west waterway is completely connected.

It was with this idea that as soon as Guo Yan proposed to guide Luo into Bian, Xu Ping fully supported it. The Bianhe River leads to the north and south, and then there is a canal that runs through the east and west, and it forms a "D" shaped water transport network with Kaifeng as the center. Such a transportation network is of great significance to the prosperity of commerce and is a booster for market expansion.

Liu Xiaoyi took the chair and put it under the tree in the small courtyard, and said to Xu Ping: "Junhou, I am tired all the way, so I will rest under the tree, and I will arrange dinner." ”

Seeing Xu Ping nodding and sitting down, Liu Xiaoyi went out of the courtyard and went to Yicheng to arrange a meal.

Xu Ping sat under the big plane tree in the courtyard, looking at the sun in the sky, squinting his eyes and thinking about his thoughts. Digging a canal is both difficult and easy. As long as the planning is proper and there is no shortage of manpower, dozens of miles of waterways will be dug in a month or two. To explore the river, one is to choose the most suitable route, and the other is to look at the economic situation along the line, how much manpower the local government can bear, and how much grain needs to be subsidized by the three divisions. Now there is no shortage of cash in the three divisions, which is not a difficult thing. The most problematic thing is that this line of people is scarce and lacks manpower, which must be solved.

Needless to say, the flooding of the river along the Yellow River, coupled with the heavy labor of building river embankments, has caused very few households in several counties along the route. According to Guo Qian's view, the water diversion should be in Gong County, where it is even worse, it is the least populated county in the entire Jingxi Road, with only six or seven hundred households in the county, which is only equivalent to a medium-sized village in Xu Ping's previous life. Just because it is close to the imperial tomb, the labor is heavier, and even the tax exemption cannot prevent people from fleeing.

Just as Xu Ping was thinking about something, an entourage came in and reported: "Deputy envoy, Judge Liu has sent two soldiers to come, and brought a borrowed horse from the Qiji Courtyard, and is asking to see him outside the door!" ”

Xu Ping came back to his senses, straightened up and said, "Okay, let him in." ”

In a moment, the two generals of the Third Division entered the courtyard and saluted Xu Ping: "My subordinates have seen the deputy envoy!" ”

Xu Ping's face was not very good, and he asked them: "Why didn't you give Deputy Envoy Wang a full manpower in time today?" Although his ministry was appointed in a hurry, the military case was not so overwhelming! ”

The general on the left hesitated for a moment before he said, "Deputy Envoy, Judge Liu has prepared the horses early in the morning, and the manpower has also been arranged, all according to the routine. However, Deputy Envoy Wang didn't like it after reading it, and asked Judge Liu to replace the people and horses, which delayed. It's easy to talk about people, but it's not easy to talk in Qiji Courtyard. ”

After speaking, he looked at Xu Ping carefully, feeling uneasy. Wang Yan is also a deputy envoy no matter what he says, and his official position is there, and I don't know if Xu Ping will listen to Liu Xin's instructions. (To be continued.) )