Chapter 22 The Censor on Inspection

As a result, Xu Jie fell into a dilemma.

Although he did not like Yang Jisheng as much as he did Zhang Juzheng, he was not emotional. He couldn't bear to see Yang Jisheng die in vain. In addition, Yang Jisheng was really trying to make a desperate advice, and he forced Xu Jie and Yan Song to fight in advance.

Xu Jie didn't want to see this situation.

There was nothing else. Xu Jie did not take Yan Song down when Altan was at the city. At that time, Xu Jie knew that it was not a matter of one day or one night to take Yan Song. Xu Jie had the most time than Yan Song. Xu Jie could wait, Yan Song was in his early seventies, and it was a few years left.

If Yang Jisheng and Yan Song face the head-on battle, the chances of victory are slim, but if they are not saved, many people in the world will be disappointed with Xu Jie.

After all, Xu Jie is the hope of many people fighting against Yan Song. This is also many people who were persecuted by Yan Song. The heat of the weather has become Xu Jie's camp. If Xu Jie stands by and watches his disciples, he will be disappointed.

"No," Xu Jie said: "Shushan, you can't stay in the capital. Just arrange it like this."

Yang Jisheng happily accepted the appointment.

After preparing his bags, he took his entourage to the west from Zijing Pass.

The way he went to Datong was not Zhou Mengchen's way to Datong. Zhou Mengchen wanted to see what the overall situation of Xuanda was in the area where Datong was most severely affected by military disasters, so he chose to go out of Juyong Pass and from Xuanfu to Datong. But Yang Jisheng didn't need it. So he went directly from Zijing Pass.

After passing Zijing Pass, it will be Datong territory.

However, the situation is relatively good here.

The Tartars did not come here when they went south. Although the road from Zijing Pass to Yingxian was a little depressed, on the whole, they did not see many traces of war. Yang Jisheng even saw several Zhou Mengchen's disciples.

He asked with some surprise: "What are you doing?"

These people are Zhou Mengchen's outer disciples, but Yang and Zhou families have close ties and Yang Jisheng has also seen them.

One of them said: "Mr. Yang, the teacher asked me to explore the Sanggan River waterway to see if it can be directly navigated. In this way, the food consumption from Beijing to Datong will be reduced by at least half."

Yang Jisheng was stunned and said, "This is what he said is true."

The man said, "Of course, it's true. In fact, the Sanggan River is thirty or forty miles in the middle and there is no channel. The rest of the places are originally accessible by boats, so there is no way to compare with the rivers in the south. Moreover, the Sanggan River has a huge difference in water in summer and winter, which is all a problem. However, it can be done in general. However, it requires hard work."

After hearing this, Yang Jisheng couldn't help but sigh and said, "Brother Zhou, you have such a wonderful idea."

This is Yang Jisheng's ignorance. This is not Zhou Mengchen's strange thoughts at all.

It is really that China has too long history. Many things have been imagined in such a long history, especially in water conservancy. It is like the middle line project of the South-to-North Water Line, from the Nanyang to Zhengzhou, and the Song Dynasty also had the idea of ​​excavating it, but it was not successful in the end.

After all, Zhou Mengchen didn’t know much about Datong, so he heard from the locals when Datong was presided over the spring plowing.

It seems that during the war in ancient times, I actually used the Sanggan River to transport grain. But now I don’t leave much anymore.

Only then did Zhou Mengchen remember to send someone to explore.

After all, the short journey from Beijing to Datong consumes even more food than shipped from Nanjing to the capital. Once it becomes water transportation, even in the same amount, the grain from Datong can be increased by hundreds of thousands of stones from 710,000 stones, and it is almost the same as one million stones.

However, this matter is easy to say.

It's not easy to do.

Otherwise it would be really easy, why no one did it?

Zhou Mengchen just sent someone to explore, make an estimate, and see how the situation was. Then he decided whether to do it or not, and what should he do.

But Yang Jisheng felt that this matter seemed to be successful. This was also a trust in Zhou Mengchen's ability in construction.

It was also out of this trust that Yang Jisheng decided to abandon his horse and take a boat to see the waterway of the Sanggan River.

This is the tail of spring. The water of the Sanggan River has reached its lowest point in the year. Although it will not be stranded, it cannot be a big ship. Yang Jisheng could only take a small boat slightly larger than the black-sailed boat and swayed toward the west.

I went all the way to the place where the Yu River flowed into the Sanggan River and then turned to the north.

This Yuhe is the name of Yuhe when Emperor Zhengde came to Datong since then, so he was given the name Yuhe.

This river flows under Datong City, and together with Shili River, it becomes an important irrigation water source around Datong.

At this time, the water level was very shallow, and only Yang Jisheng's boat was on the river.

At this moment, Yang Jisheng saw a spectacular scene.

He looked over from a distance and set up a big drum in the fields. Countless people were shirtless, holding farm tools in their hands. Listening to the drum commands, they walked neatly into the distance like a line.

This is in spring plowing.

Zhou Mengchen rushed forward and had to admit that it was a little too late.

Therefore, we must seize the time and make up for the delayed seasons.

Zhou Mengchen discussed with officials and even the old peasants among the people one by one, and finally remembered this method. It seemed like a war, and everyone was all in military affairs. He temporarily gave up the land outside Datong, and temporarily wanted to plant all the land around Datong and the area around Shilihe and Yuhe.

In other words, the 500,000 hectares that Zhou Mengchen confiscated were actually not possible to be cultivated this spring.

Zhou Mengchen issued the order to release the field again for this.

In other words, anyone who sees that the land is not cultivated can cultivate it after the government reports. If the land is official land, he can apply for tenant planting from the government and collect land rent. If it is private, the government will adjust it in it and let the farming be paid, which is considered to compensate the land owner.

As for the landlord who is unwilling, then do it according to the Ming Dynasty Law.

The Ming Dynasty Law punishes the abandonment of land. Of course, many things in the Ming Dynasty Law have become unanimous texts, but Zhou Mengchen is willing to use them.

In short, at all costs, we must also let Datong cultivate as much land as possible in spring.

Even if the food is not in the hands of the government in the end, the people have more food and the court will have less burdens.

So, Zhou Mengchen put all the affairs behind and devoted himself to the spring plowing.

This scene has a different feeling here in Yang Jisheng.

Yang Jisheng felt the murderous intent. He said: "Brother Zhou, governing the people is like governing the army. He has the ability of such a commoner and Datong Army. It can be imagined that with Brother Zhou like a minister, there will be no danger in the northern border of the court."

Yang Jisheng’s evaluation cannot be said to be correct, nor can he be said to be wrong.

It cannot be said that it was because Yang Jisheng’s wrong understanding. Because this kind of scene was not only available now, nor was it original in Zhou Mengchen. This method of using drums to command the people to do farm work was found in the Han Dynasty, and it was even reserved in some places in the south.

However, later the land industry changed from collective cooperation to intensive cultivation. This scenario was gone.

It can even be said that the strong army formation of the farming ethnic infantry is also derived from this way of production and life.

Another point, he was right.

The people of Datong have close ties with the army. Even anyone who counts up to several generations is in the army, because the entire Datong area is a migrant military household. Therefore, they are very accustomed to the way the army is. After a little training, they will adapt.

Even at this moment, the armies of various units are scattered among the spring plowing team.

Zhou Mengchen only left Ma Fang's ten thousand horses to guard near the side wall, and the rest of the staff were used. One of them counted and all went to spring farming.

This is why there are such a spectacular scenes, such as some people who beat drums and command, who are themselves officers in the army.

Yang Jisheng got off the boat near Datong, reported his official position, and found horses, but found only some donkeys. After asking, he found that all the horses had gone to pull the plow. The number of cattle in Datong was limited, and after experiencing a war last year, I don’t know how many cattle became food for people, and cow tendons and cow skin became strategic supplies. I had no choice but to do anything. Zhou Mengchen could only follow the power in a hurry and replaced it with horse farming. It’s just that Yang Jisheng took a different path when he came, so he didn’t find it.
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