The red sun slowly peeked out from the east, and the moon in the west disappeared quietly, and the sky dawned. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Shiheng hurriedly came to Tianjin Qiaotou and said to Xu Ping: "Du Cao came to inspect, why don't you tell your subordinates and come to accompany you." ”

"It's not an inspection, but I got up early today and came here to relax."

Xu Ping said as he motioned to Chong Shiheng to go to the steps of the bridge and go down to the Luohe beach together.

To build dams upstream, the city's Luo River waterways had to be cleared, dredged and deepened, and steps built in several important areas to indicate water levels. In winter, when the water is shallow and the upstream begins to hold back the water, it is only necessary to dig a temporary channel to divert the water from the side and drain the water away, and the riverbed will be exposed.

Since the Tang Dynasty, although the Tianjin Bridge was destroyed and repaired, the river was rarely cleaned, and the riverbed was open, and it flowed everywhere when there was a lot of rain in summer and autumn. At this time, the water receded, and the river beach was full of pebbles, and walking on it was one foot high and one foot low.

The Luo River was filled with water vapor, like a fog, and as if the water was boiling. In the northern winter, when the weather is fine on a day when there is no freezing, the water is the same, and it is often difficult to give people the illusion that the water is very warm.

I don't know which direction the wind is blowing, and the water vapor in the river blows on the river beach, hitting the face head-on, which makes people feel refreshed, but they feel extremely cold.

Xu Ping saw that Chong Shiheng was dressed thinly, and said to him: "It's cold, Zhong Ping also wears more clothes, be careful of catching a cold." ”

Chong Shiheng arched his hand and said: "Yu Du Cao, this matter of cleaning up the river falls on the lower officials, just like a war, and the lower officials wait for them every day." The soldiers are slightly cloudy: the military well has not reached, and will not be thirsty; If the military curtain is not done, it will not be tireless; If the military stove is not cooked, it will not be hungry. Don't wear a fur in winter, don't fan in summer, and don't cover in the rain. The lower officials supervise the river workers to do things, and they have always held this statement. Now the people who repair the river only have thin cotton clothes to keep out the cold, how can the lower officials not share hardships with them! ”

Hearing this, Xu Ping looked at the thick clothes on his body, smiled and waved his hand: "Okay, if you have this heart, if you can hold the order, you will be able to do this well." It's just that you said that I was dressed bloated here, which is inappropriate. ”

Chong Shiheng hurriedly said: "Du Cao is the boss of this matter, how can he use the theory of generals!" The body of ten thousand gold, naturally safe! ”

"Whatever you say, I don't take these things to heart. But I'm telling you, doing things is the body, whether it's your own body or the body of the river worker, you must ensure that you are healthy and healthy, and there is no illness or disaster. ”

Chong Shiheng promised loudly.

Although Xu Ping has also led soldiers to fight, he has never regarded himself as a military general, and he will also look at what generals will make, but he will only watch it, and he will not do it. In his heart, he still thinks that the strict system is the most important. Having a scientific system can make the entire army strictly obey and do things according to the system, which is more reliable than relying on officers to take the lead.

It will be directly led to the charge of the troops, and it is necessary to endure hardships in the front, enjoy it in the back, and think about all the soldiers under him, so as to gain the trust and respect of his subordinates, and to die when fighting. This is what the traditional Chinese art of war has always emphasized, military orders must be strict, military spirit must be united, and all this must be set by the generals. However, it often backfires, most of the time, it is the generals who start with the first defeat, the generals are greedy for life and afraid of death, and the soldiers will naturally not do their best.

By this time the sun had risen, and breakfast had begun to be made at the camps of the river workers. It is said that breakfast should be eaten a little thin, but these people do heavy work that consumes physical strength, and there is little oil and water in the stomach, so it is not useful to eat thin, and what they eat early in the morning is a big bowl of rice and a big steamed bun. Looking simple, this is already beyond the reach of most people in this era.

In order to increase the nutrition of these people, Xu Ping specially collected soybeans from the surrounding areas, one was to squeeze out the oil to fry fritters, and each person had to divide two sticks for breakfast. Another one made tofu from soybeans, mixed with various dishes, and boiled for them to eat at night.

At this time, soybeans are rarely used for oil extraction, except for some of them for tofu, most of them are used as feed for draft animals such as horses and donkeys, so they are not expensive. In addition, beans are often used for crop rotation, and the yield is not low due to other crops, so it is easier to buy.

However, the fried fritters in soybean oil, well, are a bit rustic, and Xu Ping ate them for many days before he could feel the taste.

The river workers all recognized Chong Shiheng, and when they saw him walking behind Xu Ping, they knew that it was a big official, so they got up and saluted. Xu Ping greeted them as he walked, casually looking around.

Wang Xuezhai took two fritters in one hand, took a bite of it, and took a bite of the steamed bun in the other hand, only feeling extremely sweet. Some people even said that this pasta fried in soybean oil has a taste, which is really hypocritical, it is obviously very fragrant, what is the taste!

Liang Guancheng squatted on the side, holding a big bowl in one hand, sucking and drinking porridge while eating the steamed buns in the other hand, and the two fritters were soaked in the porridge by him. After taking a breath, he raised his head and said to Wang Xuezhai who was standing: "Scholar, you also drink a mouthful of porridge, so dry to eat, after a while, drink the porridge into your stomach and be careful to break your belly." Obviously a scholar, how can he eat like a coolie? Shouldn't a scholar eat a little more gentle? ”

Wang Xuezhai said nonchalantly: "If you were like me, you haven't eaten a full meal for a few months, you won't chew so slowly." Let me tell you, on the way to escape the famine, sometimes you really rush to eat, eat a bite quickly, and you will have more than that mouthful of something in your stomach, and it will be gone when it is late. As for drinking porridge, it's the same in the morning and evening, and maybe it's a little thicker at the bottom! ”

"It's not about escaping the famine now, you don't have to eat enough every day, and you don't have to be in such a hurry until you're full. Besides, if you eat so much dry food in your stomach, you can really get bloated when you drink porridge. ”

"I feel more down-to-earth when I go up, and I have the strength to do my work. You haven't suffered a disaster, you don't understand this truth! ”

Wang Xuezhai took a big bite of steamed buns, just a small bite of fritters, and ate happily. Liang Guancheng shook his head, not knowing what to say.

Seeing Xu Ping and Chong Shiheng coming from a distance, Liang Guancheng stood up from the ground all of a sudden and said to Wang Xuezhai: "Look at that side, Ducao officials are here." Oh, don't you eat like this anymore, let the officials see what it looks like? ”

Wang Xuezhai fried dough sticks came to his mouth, and when he heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Which one is the Ducao official?" ”

Liang Guancheng went to Wang Xuezhai's side, pointed to Xu Ping and said: "It is the young official who walked in front of the officials, I heard that when he was an official in Lingnan, he once broke Jiaozhi, captured the king of Jiaozhi, and was named the Marquis of Yongning County, and now he is the capital transfer envoy of Jingxi Road." ”

"Oh, I know, in order to break the toe, I once announced to the world that it was the Marquis of Yongning."

Liang Guancheng took a sip of porridge and sighed: "I heard that the Ducao official's family used to sell wine, because he won the Jinshi and went to Lingnan to be an official, and he made such a great achievement at once." Scholar, you are also a scholar, will you also be a jinshi in the future, make such great achievements, and become such a big official? Gou Fugui, don't forget, don't forget me when the time comes. ”

Wang Xuezhai smiled dumbly: "Every few years, I don't know how many hundreds of people in the Jinshi have made such meritorious achievements?" If every Jinshi goes to destroy a country, I don't know how many countries there are in the world, and in short, they can't be destroyed. ”

"How do you know it's not enough? I heard that outside of the Great Song Dynasty, there are thousands of small countries. ”

Wang Xuezhai shook his head: "Where did you hear this gossip?" To the north and east is the Khitan, to the west is the party, and then to the west is the Tibetan, where are the thousands of small countries? ”

Liang Guancheng smiled: "You show talent and don't have any knowledge, right?" Only know to the north! Let me tell you, the borders of my Great Song Dynasty are all sea to the east and south, and I went out to sea by boat, and I don't know how many small countries are on the land on that island! ”

"The sea is all illusory, where can it be taken seriously?"

"Why can't you take it seriously? Henan Mansion is a big place, there are people who go out to do business, and they have seen it with their own eyes, so there is still a fake! ”

Wang Xuezhai shook his head with a smile, and he didn't know whether he believed what Liang Guancheng said, or didn't want to argue with him.

Along the way, seeing that Hegong's mental outlook was fine, Xu Ping's heart slowly relaxed. What he is most afraid of is that the river workers are depressed and resentful, and people are forced to do a bad job, and it is good to have subjective initiative.

After walking one or two hundred steps, Chong Shiheng pointed ahead and said: "Standing over there is Wang Xiucai, whose real name is Wang Xuezhai, a native of Rencheng, Jeju, Jingdong Road." This man cultivates and reads heirlooms, and the knowledge in his stomach is excellent, and most of the official documents exchanged in the river workers are replied through his hands. It's very rare to be well-organized and have a clear meaning. ”

Xu Ping nodded: "Oh, it's not easy. Before the disaster, did he do anything in the township? ”

"I heard that his father was still alive at that time, and the family could only provide for one person's business, but he didn't respond."

Xu Ping said: "If it's really good, when the river is repaired, you can recommend it to study in the Guozi Prison, where it will be easier to understand." ”

He promised and wrote it down.

It would be great if one of these victims could come out of Jinshi, and it would be much more convenient for Xu Ping to have someone to support him in everything he did in the future. Identity is not a problem, Du Yan's mother remarried to another family when he was young, and he was abused by two brothers at home, and his stepfather refused to take him in when he ran to his mother, wandering between Mengzhou and Luoyang. Later, he won the Jinshi, and now he is also in the imperial history.

When they arrived at Wang Xuezhai and Liang Guancheng, the two hurriedly put down the food in their hands and came up to salute.

Xu Ping said: "No need to be polite, I'll just ask a few words casually, don't let your food be cold." ”

The two said together: "What's the matter? If there is something to say, the officials will be ordered. ”

Xu Ping asked about the identities of the two, first casually asked about Liang Guancheng's life experience, and then asked Wang Xuezhai.

Wang Xuezhai answered one by one.

Xu Ping nodded, and casually asked what Wang Xuezhai was reading and how he was learning. Asking these Xu Ping didn't want to compare Wang Xuezhai's knowledge, he didn't have that interest, mainly to see whether Wang Xuezhai's thinking was clear and whether his speech was clear.

After listening to Wang Xuezhai, Xu Ping nodded: "Yes, Zhong Ping said that you are very effective in handling official documents and have helped a lot." If you put a lot of effort into it, you will not be treated badly. ”

Wang Xuezhai hurriedly thanked him.

Leaving the two, Xu Ping said to Chong Shiheng: "Talents are rare, and if there are capable people, we must find opportunities to use them." (To be continued.) )