Laicheng is located in the hinterland of the Western Jin Dynasty and has always been famous for its prosperity. Laicheng is like this, so there is no need to look at other cities. So Wei Yuan did not stop and accelerated his march. He traveled thousands of miles a day and arrived in more than ten days. Hanyang Pass.
Compared with when they came, Wei Yuan chose to pass through the city on the way back, but the guard Xu Zhongxing turned a blind eye to it. Wei Yuan did not send a message, and the two sides just passed by each other and avoided seeing each other.
Although Wei Yuan was granted the title of Jiedushi, the ancestors of the Xu family and the Immortal Lord of Taichu Palace were still fighting outside the world. Naturally, it was impossible for the Xu family to change their attitude towards Taichu Palace. And Xu Zhongxing was an official in the Western Jin Dynasty, so he had to give some face to the court. , so I chose to avoid it, but we no longer closed the border as strictly as before and did not allow any caravans to go west.
In fact, the sealing of the customs has little effect now. Since the opening of the Zhao Guo trade route, some caravans have been planning to bypass the Zhao State. Blocking the Zhao Guo trade route should have been the responsibility of Ningxi County Governor Yuan Qingyan. It's a pity that all the levels he set have been wiped out, and he wants to set up new levels, but no one is willing to accept them.
Hanyang Pass was much more lively than when Wei Yuan first came, and there were at least tens of thousands more refugees in the city.
When Wei Yuan came out of the customs, he saw a large number of refugees on both sides of the road, queuing up and waiting for the guard sergeant to let them through. The sergeants seemed to be accustomed to the strange things and knew that the refugees had nothing but dirt on them, so they did not make things difficult. Once you feel that there are no sharp weapons or anything else hidden on your body, you will be released directly.
The efficiency of release is rare and efficient. At least a few thousand people can be released into the Western Region in one day. More is not impossible, but many refugees cannot walk after they reach this point. They need to rest in the pass and ask for some food. , or work hard to earn some solid food before continuing on the road of no return to the west.
After leaving Hanyang Pass, Wei Yuan ordered: "Ask those refugees why they came to the Western Regions."
Several knights rode away and returned after a while, saying: "They heard that the Western Region was really uneasy, so they wanted to find an unowned land to farm or join the army. Anyway, they were almost unable to survive in their original hometown. "
Wei Yuan ordered the large group of cavalry to return to the realm first, leaving only a few dozen cavalry behind to go to Bianning County to see Sun Chaoen.
Returning to the Western Region, Wei Yuan's strength was restored and he no longer needed any guards.
At this time, the county governor Li Weisheng had already left office, and all affairs in the county were taken care of by Sun Chaoen, the same magistrate. According to the usual practice, Sun Chaoen might be able to wait for an edict to correct the situation.
So when he saw Sun Chaoen, Wei Yuan expressed his joy: "I wish Mr. Sun a rapid promotion! He has been promoted to two levels in less than a year. This speed is quite rare."
Sun Chaoen shook his head and said: "This is not necessarily true."
Wei Yuan then asked: "Why is this? Li Weisheng is transferred, isn't it you who should replace him?"
"There is a real vacancy in the county guard, and it is also the most critical step in the official career. He is the real leader. It is conceivable that Mr. Li, with his background, has to go to the wasteland of Ningxi to fill this vacancy. I have just been promoted to Tongzhi not long ago. Even if Mr. Li can say a few words for me, I'm afraid I won't be able to become a county governor. Besides, I haven't become a Dharma minister yet, so I am missing some leverage after all."
Wei Yuan asked: "Since the county guard is in such short supply, why can't anyone come to replace Yuan Qingyan?"
Sun Chaoen smiled and said: "There is only one left in his county, there are no people, and it is under the cover of your realm. Who would be uncomfortable with this?"
Wei Yuan tapped the table, pondered for a moment, and said: "When Li Weisheng came to be the county guard, he certainly didn't expect that Qingming would rise so quickly. If he had known this, he probably would not have come into this troubled waters. Now he is leaving
Well, if anyone is interested in the position of governor, they must think that I have surrendered to the imperial court, and with me blocking the Wu clan in the west, this is the realm of peace."
"That's right."
"So we just need to turn this position into a hot potato, right?"
Sun Chaoen said: "I have thought about this matter, but there is no good solution for the time being. If the horse bandits are rampant, everyone knows that the Zhantian Gang belongs to you, so this trick is no longer useful. You can't really do it.
Is the Sheriff tied up?"
Wei Yuan was thinking, and suddenly he had an idea, and said: "There is another trick, the refugees are in chaos! All the way back, I saw a lot of refugees along the way. Those who can get here are all strong people, and there is no way out.
.There are probably at least tens of thousands of people in Hanyang Pass alone at the moment. If we provide porridge and relief in Bianning County, we can attract a large number of refugees."
Sun Chaoen frowned and said: "This is a good plan, but there is almost no surplus food in the county. Although I can guarantee the opening of the warehouse, it will not last long. If there is no food and so many refugees gather, something will happen! In this accident, not many people will die.
It will be less. I can’t kill so many people just for my fifth rank position, right?”
Wei Yuan smiled slightly and said: "You don't have food, I do! You recruit these refugees first and live with you for a while. After finishing your business, I will eat them all. If you are short of food this time,
If we really can’t make up for it, then when the new county governor comes, we will have to prepare a refugee mutiny for him as a greeting gift. As long as our people start it first, we can control the chaos in our hands and there won’t be many casualties.”
Sun Chaoen thought for a moment and then asked: "How many refugees can you take in?"
"As much as you can get."
Sun Chaoen's expression turned firm and he said: "This is also a way for the refugees to survive. I will arrange it as you say!"
When leaving the county governor's mansion, Wei Yuan walked around the city. Now the county city is quite lively. Although it is full of waste, there are shacks everywhere, and there are many specially designated commercial areas.
Shops are opening, and several large houses are being built at the same time in prime areas near the river.
Wei Yuan asked the owner of the house, and as expected, the majority was Xu Lu.
Returning to the realm, Wei Yuan was refreshed and felt Qing Ming's joy. As soon as he stepped into the realm, a drizzle began to fall from the sky. The rain was rich in spiritual energy, and all the spiritual plants grew at a faster rate.
Speeded up a little more.
It also rained in the mountains and rivers thousands of miles away, but the rain came from the sky and carried a strong smell of decay and decay. However, the spiritual plants that sprouted in the foundation of the road seemed to like this kind of rain very much and were more spiritual.
The virtual and the real reflect each other, and it is unclear whether the virtual creates the real or the real changes to the virtual.
All in all, after the fortunes of the Western Jin Dynasty, Wei Yuan's cultivation speed increased a little, about more than 20%.
The first thing Wei Yuan did when he came back was to go to the Hall of Merit. This time he planned to redeem a batch of luck-related tokens.
As soon as he arrived at the gate of the Hall of Merit, he saw Fei Yutong, the junior sister from Shuiyue Hall, coming in a hurry, and then handed a list to the monk guarding the door in front of the Hall of Merit.
The monk took the order, registered it in the register, and after calculation, said: "You can come and exchange it in four days. This is the earliest batch."
"Thank you, senior brother." Fei Yutong saluted and left in a hurry.
One of the two monks guarding the Hall of Merit was from Tianqing Hall, and the other was from Shuiyue Hall. They both knew each other. Wei Yuan walked over and asked, "What are you recording?"
The two monks stood up and said: "This is Uncle Zhang's explanation. If all the monks from the Taichu Palace lineage have merits that need to be redeemed, they should register them in the register first, and then redeem them together when a whole batch of redemptions are collected."
Wei Yuan understood it as soon as he heard it. This was indeed a good way to make full use of the osmanthus fruit.
Although the level of Zidian as a magic weapon has improved after Wei Yuan sacrificed a lot, there are also more and more monks in Taichu Palace. And after several wars, everyone has no shortage of meritorious deeds, so the demand for exchanges has also increased. .
Seeing that Wei Yuan was about to enter the Hall of Merit, the two monks hurriedly postponed everyone's redemption by one person. When Wei Yuan saw it, he said: "No need to change, I will use the sacrifice, there is no need to occupy the existing quota."
Wei Yuan looked at the things that everyone wanted to redeem, and unexpectedly found that the most popular items were not elixirs, but various borrowed books. Wei Yuan just laughed. He didn't know if this was caused by his own behavior of exchanging a bunch of books. The belt is crooked.
However, the various types of borrowings from Taichu Palace were practical, large in quantity and cheap, so Wei Yuan felt that the meritorious service was well spent.
How to exchange it is everyone's own business. Wei Yuan did not interfere and went straight into the Hall of Merit, skillfully offered sacrifices to the underworld, and then exchanged for a batch of scriptures about the national destiny, as well as several formations for worshiping the national destiny.
After the exchange was completed, the Hall of Merit suddenly experienced some changes. A piece of information was passed on, which actually increased the value of the exchange for Hades. I don't know what happened, but Taichu Palace now seems to be in urgent need of Hades.
Wei Yuan wrote this down and planned to ask the elder sister about it when she returned from the palace. If there was indeed a large demand in the palace, Wei Yuan was prepared to contribute a batch.
After returning to his residence, Wei Yuan reviewed the development of the realm during this period. At this time, everything was on track, and the overall situation was not much different from when Wei Yuan left. It was just because Wei Yuan came to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit, so the Cui family The promotion of this group of disciples to the Dao Foundation was all postponed, so they worked hard in the realm for a month, euphemistically called polishing the foundation.
The senior brothers from Tianqing Palace and Shuiyue Palace have integrated into the realm and found their own jobs, which is good news. Wei Yuan was naturally close to his own disciples, if Ren Suxing hadn't jumped out to point out the problems as soon as he arrived. Even if they were paddling, Wei Yuan would not put them aside.
Wei Yuan took the dian back to his residence and began to read it carefully. Taking a break occasionally, he thought about the current situation of the entire Western Jin Dynasty. The conversation with Wang Duan echoed in Wei Yuan's mind from time to time.
Xiaoyu, Baoyun, and Cui Yu who first came to Taichu Palace were all core children of the Seventh Surname and Thirteen Hopes. Among the sixteen princesses and ladies from aristocratic families that Cui Yu brought to the realm, Wang Yuxu Yi's position was getting higher and higher. The rest also gradually occupied important positions in the middle level.
Although Wei Yuan only looks at ability regardless of origin, and those who can stand out in a series of bloody battles are all outstanding. But this cannot change the reality that the children of aristocratic families are gradually taking full control of power. The current situation in Laicheng may not be a realm. 's future.
How can we raise taxes on the wealthy and powerful?
As his thinking deepened, Wei Yuan also began to reflect on the reality of the realm, and then he suddenly discovered that Qingming had no taxes at all now, and all output was collected and then distributed.
Wei Yuan felt very guilty when he thought that he had been criticizing Laicheng's administration just now, and he quickly recited a few words in his heart: expedient measures, expedient measures.
Chapter completed!