After several heavy rains, the Luoyang construction site was so muddy that it was difficult for people to walk.
Fortunately, Yu Wenkai knew engineering. When excavating the foundation of the city wall, he had already set aside a water diversion channel in the city. Rainwater would gather in the channel and flow south into the Yishui River.
As for the rainwater coming down from Mang Mountain, it is introduced into Luoshui.
Luoshui and Yishui are both rivers, but they are called water because in ancient China, the term "river" was originally exclusive to only one water flow, which was the mother river of China, the Yellow River.
The mother river is the Yellow River, not the Yangtze River, because Chinese civilization was born in the north, and the south at that time was still a barbaric land.
It's impossible to work on rainy days, not only because people will get cold when exposed to the rain, but also because the roads are slippery, making people unstable and prone to accidents.
In the Sui Dynasty, colds can be fatal if treatment is delayed.
Yang Ming didn't care, because he had an imperial doctor here and there was no shortage of medicines. However, there was a huge gap in the medical insurance for the 600,000 migrant workers, so no one dared to take the risk and let the migrant workers work in the rain.
Half a month has passed since Yang Jian Buqu was killed.
In Luoyang County, the county magistrate Tang Shizong took out the records of leaving the city and handed them over to the people from the Ministry of Punishment. Those in the Ministry of Punishment did not have the courage to investigate Yang Ming's tribe, so they could only wait for the chief official from the capital to arrive.
However, the news has spread, and people in Luoyang are now talking about it, saying that the King of Qin sent his subordinates to attack and kill the King of Qi's convoy.
For this reason, Yang Ming also approached Yang Jian. Yang Jian was very angry. What kind of nonsense was said to sow discord between their brothers?
He also said that he would never believe that Yang Ming would kill his people, and that the list of people leaving the city was absolutely fabricated out of thin air. He also asked Yang Ming to simply let the Ministry of Punishment check it openly, so as to shut up those who were chasing rumors and shadows.
Yang Ming didn't bother to explain to him because Cui Fuli was here.
Having a King of Qin and a Shangshu Ling as his companions gave Cui Fuli enough face.
In name, Yang Ming invited the other party to come to Luoyang to inspect the construction site and give pointers, but Cui Fuli knew a lot. Even if some of the clan members he brought were quite knowledgeable about fortifications, how could Yu Wenkai understand?
Yu Wenkai never looked at him from beginning to end.
So Yang Ming took Cui Fuli and walked around the construction site before returning to the Superintendent's Mansion.
What happens on the scene is all fake, and what happens when you sit down and chat privately is the real business.
On the capital side, the letters from Prince Yang Zhao and the letter from Yang Gongren, Minister of Rites, arrived one after another, and Yang Ming probably knew what was going on.
Cui Fuli is over 60 years old today. He is the cousin of the Holy Queen Dugu Jialuo. In fact, he is a very close relative. However, in ancient China, there was a big difference between the relatives on a woman’s natal side and her father’s side. big.
Therefore, Empress Dugu tried her best to support the Dugu Clan, but she did not say a few words for the Cui family.
"One million stones of grain and three official quotas. What does Mr. Cui think?" Yang Ming said.
Cui Fuli was stunned and frowned as he looked at Cui Shiji, his clan nephew, "Good guy, that's not what you told me before you came here, one million stones?" You might as well eat me.
Cui Fuli said: "To be honest with you, Your Majesty, the total amount of food stored in our clan's grain cellars is less than 200,000 dan. The only one we can supply to Changping is 100,000 dan. It's really too much to get out."
Yang Su raised his eyebrows, obviously not believing the other party's lies. Do you really think that one hundred thousand shi of food was just for food?
In Cui Fuli's view, a governor, a prefect, and a secretary are also sending away beggars?
Three people in such positions want one million stones of food from me. Yang Su and his family have a lot of knights, why don't they provide food? Taking advantage of me?
Yang Ming hurriedly smiled and said: "Mr. Cui has misunderstood. What I mean is that these three will be arranged this year first, and they will be available tomorrow and next year. The imperial court has already planned to select scholars based on these ten subjects. All your family members are literary talents. As a gorgeous person, given time, the Cui family will definitely be used in the imperial court, and it is almost foreseeable that the Cui family's children will come in and out of the court."
Painting the pie, purely painting the pie, as long as we get through this year, who knows what will happen next year.
Cui Fuli was completely unmoved. Let's talk about next year. Three positions are worth one hundred thousand dan.
On a normal day, one hundred thousand shi of food would be nothing, but at the moment both Yuzhou and Changping are short of food, and things are scarce but valuable, so Cui Fuli knows very well that he has the initiative.
Cui Fuli said: "There are really not that many. Your Highness, you also know that our Cui family has been divided into six rooms since the old Wei Dynasty. I only have a few words in the big room, which is of some use. I really can't care about the rest." .”
The Qinghe Cui family originated in the Zhou Dynasty and was a descendant of Jiang Ziya. In the Western Han Dynasty, it was divided into two major branches, Qinghe Cui and Boling Cui.
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, these two families were known as "the most prosperous family in the world, and the Ding family was the most powerful in the sea." By the Northern Wei Dynasty, they had completely entered the heyday of the family.
It was also at that time that Cui family in Qinghe extended six more rooms.
They are Qinghe Dafang, Qinghe Xiaofang, Qingzhou Fang, Yanling Fang, Xingyang Fang and Nanzu Fang.
Taken together, these six houses produced thirteen prime ministers during the Tang Dynasty.
Cui Fuli's words may sound reasonable, but in fact, because the time of separation is still short, the six families all use the ancestral hall in Dongwucheng County, Qinghe County as their ancestral hall. As the leader of the first family, Cui Fuli is the leader of the family. Of ancestral temple.
Especially since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, they have been suppressed excessively, so they have united together to overcome the difficulties.
Now that Yang Ming had given him such a good opportunity, Cui Fuli was naturally tempted, so he came all the way to Luoyang to meet him.
Negotiation, it is impossible to reach an agreement all at once, it takes time.
Yang Ming was not willing to give in, so the first day of negotiations ended without any resolution.
In the evening, Yang Ming and Yang Su were eating and talking.
Yang Ming said: "Yang Gongren made it very clear in his letter that these three quotas are already the maximum he can do. No matter how high they are, he would not dare to recommend them for fear of causing dissatisfaction."
Yang Su nodded and smiled: "Indeed, the Yuan family alone would not agree. The Yuan and Cui families are mortal enemies. It has been more than a hundred years, and the two families still cannot resolve their feud."
The Yuan family is the Yuan clan of Luoyang, which was also the Tuoba clan of the former Northern Wei royal family.
At that time, there was a man named Cui Hao from the old Cui family. He was the second-ranked Situ of the Northern Wei Dynasty among the three divisions of Sangong. He was in charge of compiling the history of the Northern Wei Dynasty. This man was also a coward. According to the historical facts of the Tuoba clan's killings, violence and lewdness, he was Every one who survived was written into history books and engraved on inscriptions.
The most sensational thing was that Cui Hao encouraged the then emperor Tuoba Tao to destroy the Buddha. This was good, but all the nobles and the common people were offended.
So Tuoba Tao destroyed the nine Cui Hao clans.
At that time, Cui Hao was related by marriage to the Lu family of Fanyang, the Guo family of Taiyuan, and the Liu family of Hedong, and these three families also suffered.
However, the content of the national history compiled by Cui Hao at that time has been leaked, so that the Tuoba family's scandal is known to the world and is still circulated to this day.
The honor of the Tuoba clan, now the Yuan clan of Luoyang, had been tarnished by Cui, and the feud was finally settled.
Therefore, in the entire Henan region, except for Boling Cui, there is no official from the Qinghe Cui family.
Today Yang Ming took Cui Fuli to inspect the Luoyang construction site, and Lao Yuan's back molars were almost broken.
Especially Yuyang County AD Hongsi, this man used to be Yan Rong's deputy, Shi, the governor of Youzhou. It was he who killed Yan Rong. He later briefly took over the position of governor of Youzhou, and is now named Tokyo by Yang Guang. The civil engineering manager is a general manager, not a director. Dou Yan and Liu Su are the directors.
Even if a strong dragon does not overwhelm a local snake, Yang Ming also has to worry about the mood of the Yuan family, so before that, he had already greeted Yuan Hongsi and told him not to mess around.
"Cui Fuli is bargaining with me. It seems that he thinks the bargaining chip is small?" Yang Ming said with a smile.
Yang Su smiled and nodded: "They will definitely be able to scrape together one million stones of grain. This old cunning guy also wants to get more, but the court's side should not change. When we talk tomorrow, we still can't give in. .”
"The matter needs to be resolved as soon as possible. Changping can't wait," Yang Ming frowned and said in a deep voice, "I'll think about it tonight."
The next day, there was still negotiation between the two parties.
Cui Fuli brought six people with him, all of whom were quite prestigious elders in the clan.
Yang Ming stopped talking and went straight to the point: "In five years, Qinghe County (big and small houses), Qingzhou (Qingzhou Fang), Yingchuan County (Yanling Fang), Qi County (South Ancestral House), these places The quota of candidates will belong to you."
Xingyang County is missing here, because the old Zheng family in Xingyang will not agree.
As soon as he said this, Cui Fuli began to discuss quietly with several others.
Yang Ming and Yang Su also put on impatient faces. If their attitudes were good, Cui would still bargain.
After a while, one of the old men named Cui said:
"May I ask, Your Highness, whether the recommended person can become a Jinshi?"
"This is not what I say," Yang Ming said calmly: "Jinshi is selected by His Majesty himself. There is no fixed amount. If you are really knowledgeable, you will definitely be admitted. It depends on Your Majesty's wishes."
The words were not stated clearly, but the meaning was conveyed.
As long as you provide more food, His Majesty will be happy to give a few more Jinshi.
The old man surnamed Cui nodded and discussed quietly with several others.
Seeing this, Yang Ming said in an impatient tone: "You'd better come up with a result quickly. Changping is still waiting for food, which delays the construction period in Luoyang. Not to mention Jinshi, there are no candidates."
Yang Su also cooperated and said: "His Majesty's edict has been issued. It won't be long before the governors of various states and counties will arrange for people to be admitted to the capital for examination. It will take time for us to say hello, and it will be too late."
After urging again and again, the Cui family was finally persuaded.
After Cui Fuli consolidated everyone's opinions, he nodded and said:
"In this case, we are willing to send food. One million shi will take time to prepare. I can immediately send people back to Qinghe to prepare the first batch of 200,000 shi. It will be delivered to Changping within half a month. The rest will take half a year. Delivered on time.”
"Okay, it's settled," Yang Ming changed his face, walked down the steps with a smile, and said, "The Cui family of Qinghe has solved the country's worries and is worthy of being a famous family in Hebei. Your Majesty will be very happy to donate generously."
"It is our duty to relieve the country's worries," Cui Fuli and others replied with a smile.
Well, the deal is done and everyone is happy.
(End of chapter)
