In the study room of Xuanwu Hall, Yang Zhao raised the tea cup and said to Yang Ji with a smile: "Congratulations to Wang Shurong for being promoted to minister. I will serve tea instead of wine to express my congratulations!"
"It's just one more job that makes a living, what's there to be happy about?" Yang Ji said with a smile.
Shangshu Ling is a very popular minister, and he is the well-deserved first of all officials, but he has no real power at all. He is far inferior to Shangshu Sheng and his servants who hold real power. Yang Ji originally thought that after Yang Su, Yang Guang would not canonize Shangshu Ling, but he did not expect that this Shangshu Ling would actually fall on him.
However, Yang Ji didn't care much about whether he had real power, because his actual position was only Liangzhou Mu, and the Right Guard General, the Inspector of the Military Department, the Prince, the Wensanguan, the Wusanguan, and the Honored Officer were all The position of the minister is actually the same as that of a breadwinner, so after he was surprised and thanked yesterday, he became indifferent.
Yang Zhao was dumbfounded when he heard this. The Shangshu Ling that the Yang family was fighting for to the death was actually a job with Yang Ji?
"What's wrong?" Yang Ji took a sip of tea and curiously asked Yang Zhao, whose face was distorted by fat.
Yang Zhao took a long breath and said with a wry smile: "In our Sui Dynasty, the two titles of Shangshu Ling and Wei Wang are equivalent to the champions of the Han Dynasty. They are symbols of invincibility and invincibility. They also represent the Sui army. Fang's spirit and soul. Its invisible influence is like a commander's flag; no one dares to disobey what the commander's flag points to. And you are now both the King of Wei and the Minister of Order. In other words, both commander's flags in the army are concentrated on It’s on you.”
After thinking for a long time, Yang Zhao looked at Yang Ji like a fool and made an analogy: "For example, before a certain general leads a large army to fight the enemy, if you go and say something against it, these soldiers will definitely give up." I ignored the general's orders and turned to listen to you."
"Is it such an exaggeration?" Yang Ji stayed in Liangzhou all year round. Even when he returned to the capital, he was still a homebody and didn't know much about the military in other places. Yang Zhao's statement made him incredible.
"You are so blessed that you don't know how lucky you are! Maybe what I said is a bit exaggerated, but that's pretty much what it means." Yang Zhao shook his head and sighed: "Shang Shu Ling and King Wei represent invincible in every attack. The soldiers must believe that they are invincible. I think people with this title are more reliable than other generals. But you have two. If the soldiers don’t believe it, who do you believe?”
"Did you know? Various legends about you have been widely circulated throughout the Central Plains! When it comes to your name as King Wei, it is known to all women and children. People say that King Wei Yang Ji is young and promising, dominates the world, is invincible, and has no equal. Defeat. Of course, what is even more interesting is that you used to be a dandy king who did all kinds of evil and evil. When you suddenly woke up, you turned out to be a military god and a poet. This change gave rise to many very outrageous stories. , but the more outrageous it is, the more people like to hear it and the more they believe it. The more people say it, the wider the spread will naturally be. People now not only regard you as a military god, they also regard you as a model of a prodigal son turning back. Many people are teaching their own When my children are young, they all look up to you as a role model.”
"Well, that makes sense. Such a heroic figure with flesh and blood and sudden enlightenment is more story-telling and controversial, and it also fits the image of a hero in people's minds. If people say this, even if I go out to deny it, I'm afraid no one will believe it. !" After Yang Ji finished speaking in a serious manner, he suddenly cursed: "But for me, isn't this flattery? If I lose a small profit on the battlefield, this kind of public opinion will be reversed, and I will fall from the clouds into the abyss. among.”
Yang Zhao chuckled and said with a bit of schadenfreude: "So you should be careful in the future, and you can't fail!"
"I don't care, I'm not afraid of failure! 'I' won't fail either." Yang Ji said these words of pride and confidence, but he secretly chuckled in his heart.
He is now like Li Shimin during the Qin Dynasty. If one day he really suffers a loss or loses a profit, the worst he can do is say that he braved the rain and snow to visit the injured soldiers before the war and bandage the wounds of the soldiers, and then talk about it. In the process of "loving soldiers like sons", he was so exhausted that he became seriously ill and was unable to command the army in battle. Therefore, everything was the fault of "Liu Wenjing" and "Yin Kaishan".
Everyone is a prince, they are all promoted to the altar, and they all have a group of "Liu Wenjing" and "Yin Kaishan" who are working hard to do their best; if there ever comes a day, there will be many people vying to take the blame!
However, Li Shimin's plan to dump the blame was very pale and stiff. It made Li Yuan turn a blind eye, but it could not influence others. So on the basis of his plan to dump the blame, Yang Ji silently made up for it. 'Love a soldier like a son' process.
This is also one of the advantages of time travellers. After all, with a pioneer as a base, once you become shameless, your plan will be better than the pioneer. However, this method must not be spoken out, otherwise it will not work.
"Uncle Wang is so proud!" How did Yang Zhao know that Yang Ji had so many dirty thoughts? Listening to those powerful words, I felt a mixture of admiration and admiration in my heart.
After saying this, he reminded Yang Ji seriously: "Uncle Wang, I saw a lot of women in the house yesterday; I heard from my aunt that they summoned Liangzhou officials to receive Mrs. Liu, Duke of Lu."
Worried that Yang Ji had misunderstood something, he hurriedly explained: "There are as many gatherings as there are in Xijing. They are held every day, and my wife is entertained every day. Moreover, Mrs. Liu has come all the way from Jiaozhou. If it is not held grandly, Some of them are too rude and disgraceful to my royal status, so it is normal for my aunt to entertain guests no matter what, and there is nothing to worry about. But why did the Yang family come from the capital? "
"It's nothing more than 'poor in the busy city and no one cares, rich in the mountains with distant relatives'!" Yang Ji also heard Xiao Ying say this, and after giving a definition, he said to Yang Zhao: "According to A Ying, the imperial court During this period of time, my wife came to Zhangye City in an endless stream under the guise of 'playing', and then 'stayed' at my house. Those who were related to me were just here, and some people I had never interacted with before also came with my relatives. Here I am. The purpose is not to seek official positions and seek friendship, but to hope that I will lead a group of their children. As the prince, you should understand very well!"
"I do understand it very well, and so do Aye and other princes and ministers; and Uncle Wang's saying, 'When you are poor in the busy city and no one cares about you, but when you are rich in the mountains and you have distant relatives', it is very appropriate." Yang Zhao smiled and nodded after hearing this. After a while, he said solemnly: "But it is best not to have any contact with the Yang family. If possible, break it off."
"What's wrong with the Yang family? Are you stupid again?" Yang Ji asked quickly.
"Since the death of the old Chu State, the Yang family has been making stupid mistakes and has always made Aye dissatisfied! This dissatisfaction is not external, but that they have made mistakes repeatedly and made them repeatedly. Take Yang Xuangan, for example, he is the Minister of Rites Since becoming Minister, they have made four mistakes in a row on the same type of matters, causing Aye to lose face. What’s even more frightening is that they don’t think about their own mistakes, but instead blame everyone and others with overwhelming resentment." Yang Zhao sighed, and then Said: "Judging from their performance, they think that there is something wrong with the whole world and the whole court, and none of them are wrong. What is wrong is the world and the world; what is wrong is that Aye does not cherish the old feelings and does not give the order to the minister. You passed it on to Yang Xuangan, but you did not pass on the phase of Old Chu Gong to Yang Yue; what was wrong was that you not only failed to help them, but also took away the post of Shangshu Ling that they thought was theirs; what was wrong was that the person promoted by Old Chu Gong, If you don't share the same spirit with them... If you continue like this, sooner or later they will exhaust Aye's patience."
"Isn't this just following He Ruobi's old path?" Yang Ji said in astonishment: "Old Chu Gong particularly disliked He Ruobi and despised He Ruobi during his lifetime. He thought that this person was incapable of dating, and what he did was a way to die."
"The old Duke of Chu was right, but the new Duke of Chu has embarked on the path that the old Chu State hated." Yang Zhao said with a wry smile: "Actually, Aye is also aware of this problem. In order to correct their He sent people to the Duke of Chu's government many times to complain, hoping that they would realize their mistakes. However, good advice was harsh to the ears and good medicine was bitter, so Aye's move not only had no effect, but made them even more disgusted and dissatisfied."
At this point, he looked at Yang Ji helplessly and said very frankly: "Actually, I have helped them, but they think that it is natural for me to help them, and they should do this, and they have no gratitude at all; just this move , I feel very uncomfortable in my heart, and they are constantly provoking Aye, so I don’t want to or dare to help them anymore, for fear that I will be killed by them.”
"In my opinion, this family is extremely ill and there is no cure. It is best for Uncle Wang to cut off the disease as soon as possible to avoid being dragged down by them."
Who wouldn’t be afraid of such a family? In fact, Yang Ji had long wanted to draw a clear line. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "I understand!"
"Uncle Wang, my motorcade is ready. It's time to leave. Let's meet again when we arrive in Xijing!" Yang Zhao stood up with a smile. Not only was he the one who issued the decree, but he was also the prince of the Sui Dynasty. Things that should be avoided He had to avoid taboos, and naturally he would not return to the capital with the prince, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to both of them.
"It's good to go, but I won't send you off!" Yang Ji also planned to take his wife and children to leave first tomorrow to show his respect for the saint's will. The day after tomorrow, the army responsible for accompanying the Northern Patrol would be dispatched again. Setting off one after another and arriving one after another in this way can better show his nobility and greatness.
Unfortunately, he and Yang Guang were never in the same place. Otherwise, he would have made himself disheveled and muddy like Wei Xiaobao, and then went to see Yang Guang.
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Among the fourteen supervisory prefectures in the Sui Dynasty, Qingzhou was considered the smallest. There were only four counties and thirty-six counties in the whole prefecture. The four counties were Qijun, which unified ten counties, Beihai County, which unified ten counties, and Tongjiu County, which unified ten counties. Donglai County of Donglai County and Gaomi County of Tongqi County.
The prefecture of Qingzhou is located in Licheng County, the county seat of Qijun. Since the "head" of this supervisory prefecture is the prince-level Taoist king Yang Jing, the governor of Qingzhou is equivalent to Yong, Liang, Ji, and Yang, so he is named "zhoumu".
Yang Jing, like Yang Ji and Yang Zhiji, has never moved from the position of chief steward during the Renshou period to the current state pastoral position.
Although Qingzhou's territory is small, it has small advantages. This advantage is that there is no war and it is easy to manage. Moreover, Yang Jing is not as troublesome as Yang Ji and Yang Lun, so he regards this small state as the governor. impressive.
Yang Jing was the concubine of Yang Zan and his half-brother to Yang Lun. However, because he was a concubine and Yang Jian's half-brother Yang Song died young as early as the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yang Jian succeeded Yang Jing. He conferred the title of Daoxuan King Yang Song and asked him to spread the flowers and leaves of Yang Song's lineage. Yang Song and Yang Shuang are brothers with the same father and mother. Their bloodline is closer than that of Yang Jian, Yang Zan, and Yang Zheng. When Yang Jing became Yang Song's son, he had nothing to do with Yang Zan's bloodline. Now his "blood" relationship with Yang Ji is closer than that of his half-brother Yang Lun.
Yang Ji took great care of this theoretically closer brother. When Yang Jing became the general manager of Qingzhou, Yang Ji asked him to look for gold mines in Qingzhou.
When Yang Ji was in junior high school, there was a course called "Geography", which had detailed records on the distribution areas of domestic mineral resources. However, the questions in the junior high school liberal arts examination were all based on rote memorization, and at that age when he was in junior high school He has a particularly good memory, and the knowledge he can memorize lasts far longer than that in high school and college. Therefore, although Yang Ji has forgotten all the knowledge in high school and college, he still remembers the top ten grain-producing basic grains and the ten basic grains he learned in junior high school. Junior high school knowledge such as the Great Scenic Area, Three Mountains and Two Pots, Panzhihua and Jiangxia produce iron, Liupanshui and Shanxi produce coal, and Shandong produce gold.
By the time of the Sui Dynasty, when the Sui Dynasty was a "geographical knowledge desert", many of these rote-memorized common sense had become treasures for "knowledge of astronomy and geography". But gold, silver, copper and iron do not grow on the ground. Knowing it is one thing, but whether you can find it and whether you have the perseverance to look for it is another matter.
However, Yang Jing believed in Yang Ji and was not lacking in perseverance. When he heard Yang Ji say that there were many gold mines in Qingzhou, as long as he found them one by one, it would not be a problem to produce ten thousand kilograms of gold annually. He was a little skeptical at first, but after taking office, he saw that The Qingzhou official gold mine produced a large amount of gold every day, so he believed it all, and then excitedly asked people to follow the clues provided by Yang Ji to find the gold mine.
But after working hard for several years, I still couldn't even find the root of the hair.
"There can't be no gold mines, and there shouldn't be no gold shovels!" Yang Jing, who returned home without success again, went back to the study and looked at various drawings and materials carefully.
Yang Jing believed in Yang Ji very much. Under Yang Ji's temptation, he first asked craftsmen who were familiar with the mineral veins to find them. When these people could not be found, he did not consider whether Yang Ji was right at all, but simply doubted the professionalism of these people. No, he couldn't bear the hardships if he didn't try his best, so he started learning by himself. Over time, he learned to become a professional prospector.
Not to mention, although he could not find the "Jiaojia Gold and Silver Mine", "Sanshan Island Gold Mine", "Xiaidian Gold Mine", "Xincheng Gold Mine" and "Linglong Gold Mine" that Yang Ji mentioned, he could With the proficient skills he learned, he also found more than ten small gold mines in other places. After making great gains, he felt that his skills were not good enough and he could not learn enough, so he could not find the five gold mines mentioned by Yang Ji. .
This time, Yang Jing came back from Ye County, Donglai County, and the "Jiaojia Gold and Silver Mine" Yang Ji mentioned was in Ye County. Judging from the quality of the local soil and stone, he believed there should be gold and silver, but he still found nothing.
Princess Dao was the granddaughter of Da Xi Changru, named Da Xizhen. She didn't think it was strange when her husband was like this. Moreover, under the guidance of her husband, she, a woman who knew nothing, actually learned a rather superb skill in prospecting. Knowledge.
She put the teapot to the table, picked up the stones her husband brought home one by one, and looked at them carefully. Finally, she looked at the smooth cross-section of a stone and expressed her judgment to Yang Jing with certainty: "Lang Jun, from now on This stone should look like it has some silver."
"Yeah!" Yang Jing nodded: "There is a little silver, but according to calculations by me and a few old miners, the silver content in this place is quite pitiful. Even if we mine vigorously, the silver we finally get is even the manpower. We can’t even pay for it, so even if this kind of mineral deposit is developed, it will be beyond our means and it’s meaningless!”
"What's down there? Have you dug it?" Da Xizhen asked.
Yang Jing said: "We are arranging some people to try there. I don't know if there is any down there. If the content is slightly higher, we can try to mine it."
"Your Majesty!" At this time, a housekeeper shouted outside the door: "There is news from the front that the Luoshan Linglong Gold Mine has been found."
"Really?" The couple was overjoyed.
The housekeeper said happily: "It's true!"
Yang Jing stood up suddenly and said to the princess: "Madam, I'm going to Luoshan to have a look. You..."
"I'll go too." Da Xizhen said quickly.
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[Shandong/East holds five of the top ten gold mines in the country. 】
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