"I have received the letter from my dear friend the night before. What my old friend hopes for is also what I hope for, but a wealthy place is not something that can be achieved overnight... Nowadays, the court has been conquered for many years, and the treasury is empty... I have a little friend, who is exactly He is Xiaohou of Sanyuan County. This person has always been wealthy and has a good character. He is very close to me. If you have the opportunity, you can seek his help..."
After checking the authenticity and reading what was written in the letter, the expressionless Xiao Han put down the letter and let out a slow breath.
Well, now it all becomes clear!
No wonder there was something wrong with this old man from the beginning!
No wonder they were so warm to each other even though it was their first meeting!
No wonder, he would rather offend Feng An than get his attention.
It turns out that it wasn't the bastard spirit in me that made the old guy bow to me, but the introduction from a damn acquaintance!
By the way, when did Lao Xiaotou, who was far away in Chang'an, get involved with a poor prefect thousands of miles away? Are you so generous as to sell yourself out?
"hehe……"
Perhaps seeing the doubt in Xiao Han's eyes, Old Cuitou smiled proudly again: "Xiao Hou, you may not know that in the former Sui Dynasty, Mr. Xiao was demoted to Hechi as the prefect. Remember that time , the lower official is still his immediate superior!"
"You, have you ever been Mr. Xiao Yu's superior?" Xiao Han was a little stunned and asked in disbelief.
The old man stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "Haha, that's right! And at that time, Mr. Xiao was drinking to drown his sorrows every day, and his official affairs were handled in a mess. If the subordinates hadn't been on good terms with him and shared the government affairs with him, I'm afraid there would be nothing. Now Mr. Xiao! It was from that time that Xiaguan and Mr. Xiao became brothers with different surnames. In the blink of an eye, it has been twenty years."
"Ugh, cow!"
Hearing this, Xiao Han didn't know what to say.
It turns out that I, an old gentleman from my family, was not only demoted during the Xiao Lizi era, but that this habit had already existed in the Sui Dynasty!
Moreover, it is different from the current situation where the official will be reinstated after being dismissed from office for a few days. During the Sui Dynasty, Xiao Yu was sent to Lingnan as soon as he was demoted. I don't know how Xiao Yu survived those years.
However, speaking of which, Xiao Yu’s incident also proves the saying that gold will shine wherever it is!
If an ordinary person was sent to Lingnan, that would probably last a lifetime. But look at it now. Xiao Yu has not only returned to Chang'an, but is now the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty. His status can be said to be lower than that of one person and higher than that of ten thousand people!
By the way, Xiao Yu has become prime minister, but why are you still stuck in Lingnan?
Thinking of this, Xiao Han immediately looked at Lao Cui with strange eyes. The corners of the old man's mouth trembled when he looked at him, and he stared back with wide eyes angrily: "I... I care about the people of Lingnan, so I never left." ! Otherwise, do you really think I can’t live without Lingnan?”
"Ahem, I didn't say anything, why are you reacting like this..." Xiao Han was glared at by the old man. After muttering in a low voice, he spoke again: "There is no need to call yourself a lower official, Mr. Xiao Yu. The elder of the boy, you are worthy of his brother, and naturally you are also the elder of the boy. He always goes from one official to another, and when old Mr. Xiao Yu hears about it, it will be time to punish the boy for his lack of etiquette."
"Well, now... I'm being disrespectful!"
After all, people mature with age, and this person can change his face faster than the sky!
He straightened up with a smile, tried his best to look like a kind elder, stepped forward to hold Xiao Han's hand, and said kindly: "Actually, I wanted to ask brother Xiao Yu to find my nephew before, but the nephew was always not there. Capital City! But I didn’t expect that I would be able to see my nephew here today. It’s really…”
"It's true that you can't find anything even if you wear iron shoes, but it takes no effort at all!"
Seeing that the old man was serious for a long time but still didn't say the following words, Xiao Han rolled his eyes and silently made up for him in his heart.
"I'm ashamed, kid. I've been traveling around all these years and rarely stay at home."
"Haha, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter! If I can see my nephew today, it means that you and I are still destined!"
"Ahem, it's fate, fate."
He calmly withdrew his hand from the old man's paw, and Xiao Han secretly thought in his heart: I may be fate for you, but you may be a disaster for me. If I had known that this would happen, I would rather squat in the beginning. Feed mosquitoes outside the city and don't come here to cause trouble for yourself.
"I wonder what the old man needs the young man to do? Mr. Xiao Yu has nothing to do. I'm afraid the young man is also powerless."
"Huh? What my nephew said is ridiculous! Brother Xiao Yu has said that you must have a way! Moreover, I have heard all kinds of miraculous things about my nephew from other people these days. If this can happen, My nephew is the perfect choice!"
He wanted to refuse, but the old man shrewdly blocked all his excuses in advance. Seeing that everyone had thoroughly investigated him, Xiao Han no longer wanted to cheat, so he could only sigh and said helplessly : "Then what does the old gentleman want the boy to do? Let's talk about it first. If the old gentleman wants to connect the Central Plains and Lingnan with Guizhou Prefecture as the center like this map, it cannot be done overnight! Neither does the boy. With the ability of the First Emperor, he can use the power of the world to forcibly prosper a place!"
"Of course this old man knows!"
Seeing that Xiao Han finally accepted his fate, the old man opposite also had a relieved smile on his face. Shi Shiran walked to the map and followed the lines of the Gan River on the map to the north until he crossed Panyang Lake and went to Beidi. After a point, he stopped: "Actually, I also know that this matter is difficult, but there is a place here that is nine points similar to my Guizhou! If Guizhou can be so ordinary, it will not be in vain for me to spend half my life working hard. In this mountain."
"Where is this?" Xiao Han squinted his eyes and looked at the location pointed by the old man, but because there was no sign at that point, he couldn't see where it was for the moment.
"This is Runzhou!" The old man tapped there twice with his fingers, and then slowly uttered two words.
Runzhou, also known as Zhenjiang in later generations!
In the beginning, in order to transport grain and grass to the north to attack the Turks, Xiao Han went there, gathered boatmen, prospered water conservancy, and set fire to the strongholds of the aristocratic families entrenched there, making Runzhou, which had complicated underground relations, suddenly become an outside force. The vacuum zone!
It was from then on that Runzhou, which had been in decline for many years, gradually recovered.
Now, it not only undertakes the huge project of transporting grain from the south to the north, but also some of the accompanying cargo transportation and passenger ship berthing, which also allows Runzhou to make a lot of money. In the past two years, it has become the center of the world's waterways. Posture.
