In the early morning of the next day, Lantian postponed the scheduled meeting and rushed to the dock to see him off.
The youth camp has been baptized by war, and the five hundred boys are no longer young men in the martial arts hall. Not only are they brave and fearless in combat, but they all have theoretical knowledge and can be directly used as officers once the number is expanded.
"I see that your military looks are very good. Huben Wutang can no longer teach you. From now on, you will no longer be students of Wutang. When you arrive in Xiangyang, you can just follow General Guan's orders." Lan Tian tidied Lan Ji's clothes and eyebrows. It is full of lovingkindness.
Lan Ji grinned his big white teeth and joked with Lan Tian, "Uncle Gao said this is an out-of-court examination. Do you want to go back and let him test again?"
"It's enough to pass the paternity test. Although Bo Ping is the general overseeing the academy in Wutang, don't forget that I am the vice president of Wutang, you little brat." Lan Tian put his feet up and patted Lan Ji's helmet, thinking to himself, this kid Why are you running higher and higher, wondering if you can play basketball? Both brats in the family should be able to dunk.
"Hey, what does father have to say to my uncle?" Lan Ji asked with a smile.
"Now that Yangzhou is under the Han Dynasty, I will send troops to Ruxushuikou soon. I should be able to relieve the crisis in Jingzhou and let him seize the time to recuperate and train. The next time Jingzhou and Huainan raise troops at the same time, I am afraid that Cao Pi will not be able to stop him and help your majesty regain it." The Central Plains is just around the corner." Lan Tian said seriously.
Lan Ji nodded solemnly, "Okay, okay, I will tell my uncle word for word."
"Father, Zhong Ling's marriage."
"The child is still young"
Lan Yuan deliberately made arrogance, leaving Monk Lan Ji Zhang Er confused. He said to himself, "My brother, I am still young. Now that my parents are here, how can I be the eldest brother to urge me to get married?"
Lan Ji originally thought that Lan Tian would excuse him, but unexpectedly he nodded in agreement with Lan Yuan: "Bo Yang is right, he got married when you were as old as you, but Yin screen is younger, so it doesn't matter if we wait any longer. , I think it will be two years later, you can go back and tell Yunchang the story."
"Ah? I haven't accomplished anything yet." Lan Ji opened his mouth.
"How much more credit do you want? You can't keep the screen waiting, right? That's it." Lan Tian made the final decision.
"Well, I want to capture Luoyang."
Lan Ji muttered in a low voice, but Lan Tian heard it and affirmed loudly: "If you are ambitious, you don't need to be secretive. This time, I will go back and help Yunchang. I will marry you in Luoyang in two years."
"Oh." Lan Ji nodded.
Lan Tian rode his horse and headed towards the warship on the river. Finally, the ship carrying Lan Ji and Ding Feng was blocked by reeds and disappeared from the eyes of Lan Tian and his son.
"Set a wedding date for Zhong Ling. Mother will be happy to know it. Now let's go back to the city. The ministers may still be waiting for you." Lan Yuan reminded softly.
"Yeah." When Lan Tian grabbed the reins of the horse, he suddenly remembered that Deng Ai was not married either. He thought that when he returned to Chang'an after writing a memorial in two days, he would mention this matter to Liu Bei alone. The child had made great achievements in Ziwu Ridge, and Liu Bei should I am willing to show him a marriage.
It was almost noon when the father and son returned to Wu Palace. They were told that the ministers of Soochow were waiting in the palace yesterday. Lantian asked Yu Xiu to send people to buy some ingredients. He planned to discuss political affairs with the ministers while eating shabu-shabu.
It was no secret that Lan Tian saw off his son, so Jiangdong officials did not complain at all, and everyone had smiles on their faces when they met again.
"Everyone had a great time chatting at the reception banquet yesterday. Many people couldn't help but want to report on government affairs. Today we will have a good chat. Besides, it's not rude to come and go without reciprocating. I've asked people to prepare Jingzhou special shabu-shabu, so you don't have to worry about being hungry. Belly, let's get started while the kitchen is still preparing dishes." Lantian looked cheerful.
"I don't know what you want to hear?" Zhang Zhao seemed to consider himself the leader of civil servants.
"The affairs of a state are complicated and complicated, so I won't talk about the specific affairs for now. You can first talk about the household registration and taxation of each county, so that I can know the income of Jiangdong. In addition, I also want to know the expenditure of each government office. Since Your Majesty asked me to come When you are a Yangzhou family, you must have a clear understanding of your income and expenditure." Lan Tian hit the point straight to the point.
"Household registration and taxation are at the Shangshutai. Yuantan has prepared them early. Let the ministers and officials in each department report accordingly." Zhang Zhao motioned to Gu Yong and said.
Gu Yongxin said, what is your identity? How can you give orders like a eunuch? Don’t you see Mr. Lan Fu getting close to the nobles? He immediately arranged for his subordinates to report the data of each county one by one. After listening for a while, Lantian found that the revenue and expenditure of each county was too chaotic. The Lord's food and revenue were sometimes double calculated, which sounded like a bad debt.
On the way, the shabu-shabu was brought to the main hall, and everyone was enjoying themselves while eating and chatting. However, due to disputes over some yamen expenditure data, several yamen chiefs argued over their own opinions. Lantian sat at the top and yawned, thinking that this is what Sun Quan is like. 'Jail'?
After finally talking about the expenditure part, the largest expenditure part was military affairs. Seeing that it was getting late outside, Lan Tian quickly stretched out his hand to stop: "You have been listening with me all afternoon. I don't know how you feel. Anyway, my mind is buzzing. , I think the military affairs part will be delayed for a few days."
"It's normal for Mr. Fu to be busy when he first comes to Yangzhou. You should understand it earlier and assign tasks to us. Then it will be easy for us. If you work harder now, it will be easier in the future." Zhang Zhao advised us with his hands.
Lantian said seriously: "It's not just because I'm lazy, but it's actually a big difference in the consumption of each battalion. Generals such as Xiu Mu (Zhu Huan) and Zi Huang (Quan Cong) are not familiar with the entire Jiangdong army. I'll wait a few days for Lu Boyan to return after winning the battle. He will definitely get twice the result with half the effort through consultation.”
"Dadu. Boyan him." Gu Yong stood up excitedly.
Lantian waved his hand to Gu Yong to sit down, "Bo Yan led his troops to surrender in Jiangcheng yesterday. Now he is attacking Dantu with General Gan. I believe he will capture Sun Quan and return soon. He should be the most familiar with Yangzhou military affairs."
"Ah, yes, yes. No one is more familiar with him than him." Gu Yong quickly agreed.
Zhang Zhao glanced at Gu Yong with disdain and said to himself: You said that Lu Xun could turn the tide, but in the end, didn't you just give up after losing once? I wonder who will make trouble with me in the future.
"While there is still some time, I want to announce something to you." Lan Tian's words immediately made everyone energetic, thinking that something is finally going to be arranged?
Looking at the expectant looks in everyone's eyes, Lan Tian explained with a smile: "Everyone knows what a newspaper is. People in Yangzhou have been watching "Changjiang Daily" and "Lingnan News" for a long time, so I plan to run a newspaper in Jiangdong. The question is who will do it? I need you to recommend someone to me as the director of this newspaper."
Newspapers are not a new thing. Everyone knows that they can guide public opinion and even praise or criticize people. They are definitely a key government office. However, running an independent newspaper costs a lot of money, and no one is willing to bear it.
"Master Fu, I have a candidate for you, please consider it." While everyone was still whispering, Zhang Wen stood in the hall early.
Lantian smiled with a smile on his face, "Who does Huishu recommend?"
"Ji Yan of Wu County, and Zi Xiu, this person is outstanding in talent and upright, and he may be able to repay the prince well." Zhang Wen replied seriously.
"Haha, Ji Zi is not a candidate. Do you have any other candidates?" Lan Tian waved his hand for Zhang Wen to sit down.
No one in the palace responded. They originally thought that the Zhang family and Lan Tian would take over the important task because of their close relationship. Unexpectedly, Zhang Wen recommended it to his good friend Jie Yan.
Upon seeing this, Lan Tian made a final decision: "Since everyone thinks that Ji Zixiu is suitable, I will appoint him as the chief of the Yangzhou newspaper and ask him to come see me tomorrow."
"Wei." Zhang Wen nodded in response.
"Master Fu, I heard that running the newspaper costs a lot of money. I don't know the income and expenditure of the Yangzhou newspaper." Gu Yong stopped talking.
Lan Tian stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Jiaozhou's newspaper business is very mature. There is no problem in balancing the revenue and expenditure. There will be surplus in the later period. I will call in people to help later. It's not that complicated."
(End of chapter)
