"Doctor Qu Yuan, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Xiong Wuliang raised his hand and said, "I have just returned from Qin State and was inspecting the fiefdom... I didn't know that the doctor was arriving and he was not far away to greet him."
"I hope Dr. Qu Yuan will forgive me!"
Qu Yuan nodded slowly and strengthened his determination again.
I just came back from Qin and was inspecting the fiefdom.
So diligent!
Let him replace himself and lead the reform faction in the court, which is really the best choice!
Qu Yuan raised his hand to Xiong Wuliang and said sincerely: "Qu Yuan walked eastward along the Huai River. What he saw along the way was shocking..."
"Only Quyang County really opened Qu Yuan's eyes!"
"Qu Yuan was still thinking just now, how did Quyang County become so prosperous... How can Quyang County not be strong when the monarch is so diligent?"
Zhao Hua on the side: Huh? Some people say that the young master is diligent in his work?
Xiong Wuliang waved his hand modestly: "Dr. Qu Yuan, thank you for your praise... I just put in more effort than ordinary people..."
Zhao Hua's head was filled with black threads.
Zhuo, have you put in all your efforts?
It’s all our employees who are working hard, right?
Forget it...Xiong Wuliang is also doing it for our own good...
Only by taking on more work can you improve your abilities.
Qu Yuan didn't talk nonsense and said straight to the point: "Throughout the journey, only the fiefdom of the monarchs has made Qu Yuan feel new and fresh. The talents of the monarchs are rare in the world!"
"If there are ministers like Junhou in the court, the experience of governing Quyang County will be promoted throughout the country...why should I, the great Chu, worry about not being strong?"
Qu Yuan suddenly changed his tone: "Wu Liang, you also know that Qu Yuan has always supported reforms to strengthen the country..."
"I wonder what your opinion is on the 'reform in Chu State'?"
After Qu Yuan finished speaking, he stared at Xiong Wuliang closely.
Xiong Wuliang was startled at first.
Then it became clear——
Qu Yuan wanted to persuade King Chu to change his ways!
Also, Qu Yuan was deposed, the reformists in the court were defeated by Zhaoju, and the voice of reform was greatly weakened.
Qu Yuan was very anxious. He saw that he was a good young man, but he still refused to deal with Zhaoju...
He wanted to inherit his political legacy and lead the reform faction to compete with Zhaoju.
only……
If he followed Qu Yuan's path, he would have to rush to Yingdu and compete with Zhaoju in front of King Huai of Chu all day long.
Why bother?
Isn’t it good to simply farm in a feudal land and develop and grow in strength?
According to the current development of the fiefdom, as long as the whole country of Qin does not invade, a solid defensive battle should be enough to resist the Qin soldiers.
If Xiong Wuliang is given another ten or eight years to develop, he should not be afraid of Qin!
Xiong Wuliang is a civil engineering guy, and his strength is in construction. Let him go to Yingdu to scheming with Zhaoju. Isn't this using his own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points?
He keeps farming and amazes everyone.
Isn’t it much easier than reform?
Besides, 'reform' is inherently a high-risk job.
Shang Yang, Wu Qi, Shen Buhai in the front, Lu Buwei and King Zhao Wuling in the back, Wang Anshi and Tan Sitong in the back...
Counting on your fingers, how can there be a good ending?
In the final analysis, too many vested interests will be offended by the reform! If he didn't have great prestige and strength, there would be no mention of reform.
With this in mind, Xiong Wuliang slowly spoke——
"I wonder what Dr. Qu Yuan meant by the reform?"
Without thinking, Qu Yuan said in a deep voice: "Abolish the old evils and implement the new policy!"
"To put it simply, it is to learn from Qin's reforms - to cut off the power of the nobles and monarchs and strengthen the royal power!"
"At the same time, train the new army, encourage production, and abolish slavery..."
"Our country of Chu has too many old shortcomings. If we cannot implement reform policies, we will not be able to strengthen the country!" Qu Yuan said categorically.
Xiong Wuliang considered the words for a moment, then said with a smile: "Doctor Qu Yuan, I wonder if you have ever heard such a sentence -"
"It's called 'butt determines head'!"
Qu Yuan frowned, obviously uncomfortable with such vulgar words: "What do you mean by the Lord's words?"
Xiong Wuliang coughed lightly: "That means - your thinking and choices actually depend on where you are."
"Mi Liang inherited the title of Lord Qu Yang, and he is the 'noble prince' that Dr. Qu just said needs to be removed by the reform... Xiong Wuliang certainly has no reason to support the reform."
Qu Yuan was stunned.
…
Zhongli County.
Mi Fei looked pale and drank the porridge in front of him like a zombie.
Since the dam was built in Xiong Wuliang's fiefdom [Ping'a], farming in Zhongli County has become unsustainable.
Although it is the flood season, the Huai River, which was supposed to be a mighty river, is now only a trickle.
It is simply not enough to cultivate the entire Zhongli County.
Farmers have no water and are watching their farmland dry up little by little... Some villages even fight for water.
It’s not like Mi Fei hasn’t thought of some way——
Once, he sent dozens of his soldiers to destroy the dam in Ping'a County under cover of night.
As it turned out, the dam was so strong that a few dozen people could do nothing... Instead, they were caught on the spot by the Ping'a County Magistrate named Hu Cong.
Then he extorted a ransom from Mi Fei.
This makes Mi Fei, who is already not wealthy, even worse...
Zhongli County will not survive, while Quyang County, Ping'a County, and Shansang County next door are developing in full swing——
As long as there are refugees entering the country, they will not only be provided with fields and seeds, but they can even live in a spacious and bright gray house as long as part of the future harvest is mortgaged.
Even if Mi Fei issued a strict order, the food court was not allowed to leave the fiefdom...
But there are still a large number of farmers who took advantage of the darkness to run to Ping'a County with their families.
What's even more outrageous is that they are not satisfied with running there themselves, and want to sneak back again, vividly describing the grand scenery of Ping'a County and the "tithe" tax, and hooking up with the neighbors to run away together.
I heard that that damn Hu Cong set the price - as long as more people can be attracted, rewards will be given based on the number of people.
How unreasonable!
Xiong Wuliang, you have done many evil things!
That's too much!
Why? In what way am I inferior to him?
Mi Fei chanted Xiong Wuliang's name over and over again, with tears in her eyes, and became haggard day by day...
The housekeeper saw it and felt pain in his heart——
It’s all the fault of that scumbag Xiong Wuliang for breaking his lord’s heart!
"My lord, we have a visitor..." the butler reported in a low voice.
Mi Fei's dry eyeballs moved slightly.
Visitors?
My Zhongli County is in dilapidated state... The entire Zhongli Jun's Mansion was torn to pieces by Xiong Wuliang in order to pay off debts.
Looking around the whole house, I can't even find a room suitable for entertaining guests...
"No...no see." Zhongli Jun Mi Fei shook her head weakly.
The housekeeper was anxious.
My lord, there is nothing more sad than death!
It looks like I'm running out of gas!
If this continues, I probably won’t live long!
no.
We have to take the opportunity of guests to let the master see the sunshine and meet people, and maybe cheer up.
Thinking of this, the old housekeeper did not care about the offence, and pulled up the decadent Zhongli Jun Mi Fei: "Master, I will help you go out to receive the guests!"
