The ugly food appearance of Soochow made Feng Yongda disgusted, but now all the sugar cane comes from Jiaozhou.
The sugarcane forests that the scholars worked so hard to plant in the spring of this year are now cheaper than Soochow.
No matter how unwilling Feng Yong was, he had to hold his nose and admit the fact. After all, if he wanted sugar cane now, he could only get it from Soochow.
"I finally know how the late emperor and the prime minister felt at that time."
Feng Yong sighed.
This kind of thing of pinching your nose to endure nausea but being unable to do anything about it is really maddening.
The big man is like a down-and-out Bai Fumei. Because his family property was taken away, he rented a storefront from a wretched man named Sun and started business with him in partnership in an attempt to make a comeback.
Things went smoothly at first. Seeing that the partnership business between the two was not only booming, Bai Fumei even had the energy to open a chain store.
So Bai Fumei prepared to list the company's operations to compete with Cao's company surnamed Ai Shaojia, which had occupied his own property.
Unexpectedly, when the evil master saw that Bai Fumei's company was gaining momentum, he secretly found the wretched man and promised him a large sum of money. At the same time, he analyzed the pros and cons with the wretched man, saying that if Bai Fumei succeeded, he would definitely kick him.
The wretched man was afraid of being beaten by the bad boy, and at the same time he dreamed of getting that big sum of money. Moreover, he coveted Bai Fumei's company. Seeing that Bai Fumei had opened a new chain store, he was also afraid that Bai Fumei would abandon him, so So he agreed to cooperate with the bad boy.
The night before Bai Fumei's company was about to go public, the wretched man fell in love with Bai Fumei, and then called the bad boy...
After Bai Fumei woke up, she found that not only had she been tainted, but half of the company's assets had been transferred away by the wretched man, and even the store she originally rented had been taken back.
So she angrily went to settle the score with the wretched man. The wretched man was still very guilty at first, but when he saw Bai Fumei's disheveled clothes, he became lustful and deceived her into his room, and then took Bai Fumei to his house. Fumi defiled once.
Bai Fumei suffered such a big loss continuously, but in the end she had to knock out her teeth and swallow them. In order to deal with her number one enemy, the bad boy, she could only accompany her smiling face, endure her nausea, and cooperate with the wretched man again.
Now this wretched man actually wants to do something?
I can't stand it!
"Guan Duyou, please pass my order to the three counties of Qiongdu, Suqi and Dengtai. Next autumn, I will conduct the metropolitan examination. Men in these three counties who have farmland in their homes must practice military formations during the slack time."
Feng Yong finally made up his mind: You forced me to do this.
At least the big man must be given another hundred years of life, otherwise I won't even have the right to lie in bed and die of old age.
The so-called Du Trial refers to the military service system implemented by the former Han Dynasty, and military exercises were held once a year.
The former Han Dynasty implemented a system where all civilians were soldiers. Men over the age of 23 were supposed to take turns serving in the central government for one year. They were guards.
As for why he was twenty-three years old, it was because at that time, only twenty was considered a man and he could farm independently.
According to the level of farming at that time, "three years of farming can save one year." It took three years of farming to save one year's rations. Therefore, the male member of the family was allowed to work for three years before he was conscripted into serving for one year.
As for the local soldiers, they are called conscripts. They start serving when they are twenty years old. They have to practice intensively once a year for one month. After the period is over, they go home. If there is something wrong with the country, they are called up temporarily - now the Han Dynasty Dingkou's age has been reduced to fifteen years old.
Whether it is the central army or the local army, the annual general examination is an assessment and test of combat capabilities.
As soon as there is a war, troops can be quickly assembled. This is a military service system that hides troops from the people.
It was precisely thanks to this military service system that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty provided a powerful force to sweep away the Xiongnu.
However, it was precisely because of the frequent wars during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, coupled with the continuous annexation of cultivated land, the decrease in farmers, and the shortage of soldiers, that the conscription system was added to the foundation of the conscription system.
Later, Emperor Guangwu restored the Han Dynasty with the support of powerful landowners. Because powerful landowners seized a large amount of farmland, the Later Han Dynasty could only cancel the conscription system and completely change it to a recruitment system.
The recruitment system can produce professional soldiers, but it can also cause a burden on the country, and the recruited soldiers can easily become dependent on generals, which lays the foundation for local divisions.
When Liu Bei entered Shu, most of the soldiers of the Han Dynasty were Jingzhou soldiers and Dongzhou soldiers, which were regarded as recruited soldiers. Later, after the Battle of Hanzhong and the Battle of Yiling, these two sources of troops were exhausted.
The veteran of hundreds of battles was lost by Liu Bei. Qiqi actually sent Nanxiang soldiers to this level under the slogan of "going to the mountains and going to the countryside".
What are the soldiers of Nanxiang like? How could the Han Prime Minister, who has been paying close attention to Nanxiang, not know?
Just being able to read ensured that Feng Yong could convey his decrees directly to their hands, and then to every household through their hands.
Efficient and effective.
The most important thing is that government orders can reach the bottom directly.
There is no need to rely on local reputation or anything like that.
Who are the village elders and local celebrities today?
They are all big local clans and representatives of aristocratic families.
Zhuge Liang figured this out, and his heart started to beat loudly.
That’s it, that’s it!
This guy went through so much trouble, spent so much money, food, time, and energy to promote literacy and print books in Nanxiang, but it turned out that it was just for today!
I said how could he be so kind?
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, who had a strong desire for control, immediately fantasized. If all the Han Dynasty could implement this method, what would he be afraid of?
Zhuge Liang couldn't help but sigh when he remembered that Yuexun was a newly established place with special circumstances that made it possible to implement it.
Feng Yong was sent there in the first place because there was nothing there and he could start from scratch. No one could stop him no matter what he wanted to do.
If you want to do this in the Han Nei County, how difficult is it?
Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but feel a little depressed, and asked, "What did he do in Yuexun?"
"We raised fish in the newly opened fields and harvested a lot of fish. Feng Changshi also ordered a batch of salt to be transported from Dinglu to make salted fish from the uneaten fish. I heard from Feng Changshi that this Raising fish in the newly opened fields can help weed weeds, and the food will grow better next year.”
Zhuge Liang listened and nodded, "I know this. Jiang Canjun also mentioned it to me a few months ago. I didn't expect that he actually raised it. I heard that he also raised fish in the fields where rice was planted. ?”
"Yes. There is a field specially opened by Feng Changshi. Rice is planted in it and fish are raised. We just caught fish a few days ago and harvested millet at the same time. The millet in that field does grow. It’s so good, it doesn’t look like a newly opened wasteland at all.”
Meng Yan answered respectfully, telling everything he knew in detail.
Zhuge Liang's face showed a sigh of relief, "It is indeed rare to be able to manage the army and care for the people. Do you think he can succeed in holding the capital examination in the three counties of Sunshui River Valley next year?"
The method of all examinations had been abolished at the beginning of the Later Han Dynasty.
In addition to the fact that the actual situation does not allow it, it is also because the municipal examination law gives the local county governor too much power.
Today's Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty has some contradictions in his heart. A large part of the reason why the former Han Dynasty was strong was due to the method of Duzhao. This is what the Han Dynasty urgently needs at present.
Someone can help to try to restore the capital test method without disturbing the inner county of Han Dynasty. Even if it fails, it doesn't matter. This is naturally what Zhuge Liang is happy to see.
But if this resulted in the county governor having too much power, that would be something he did not want to see.
"This... the lower official doesn't know either."
Meng Yan said hesitantly, but what he actually wanted to say was: It depends on the Prime Minister's intention.
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty hesitated for a long time, and then made up his mind, "Let's watch it first. After you go back, send a message to Feng Changshi for me, saying that I want to draw 500 soldiers from Nanxiang, and see what he says."
Meng Yan said quickly, "I understand."
At the same time, he secretly exhaled a long breath and felt a little wet on his back.
