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Chapter 2 Night Talk

(I just found out that this book actually has the first fan, and it is still an apprentice. If you don’t sleep, you have to add another chapter!)

Not long after, the sound of silk and bamboo rose again, and the song and makiko entered the venue again.

Xu Ping did not understand the rhythm and did not know if he was playing the tune of "Talking Love". He just saw a few female prostitutes dancing gracefully, like a weak willow in the wind.

The fragrance was in the middle, and she spread her voice and sang the lyrics that Xu Ping recited. Her voice was clear and like a dream, singing a love song to the fullest.

After hearing a few words, Xu Ping found that Lianxiang looked at him from time to time, with deep affection in his eyes. At first, he didn't feel anything, but when there were too many times, he felt uncomfortable all over.

The world has a conscience, but he has no idea about this woman. The newly married Lin Su Niang is having a big belly at home, and Xu Pingxin is not that big yet. At this time, he is moved by a singer who only meets one person. Although Lian Xiang is indeed good-looking, she is a little more charming than Lin Su Niang, but she is not the type that makes Xu Ping emotional.

After the song, Lianxiang stood in front of the singers, saluted Wang Weizheng first, turned around and greeted Xu Ping with his sister. He raised his head, and the sincere look in his eyes was very obvious.

Tian Shaozhong looked at it and just smiled, his hands involuntarily slapped on his thighs, and he kept nodding.

After drinking another tour of wine, Wang Weizheng stood up and said, "Let's rest for a while."

Everyone stood up and moved their muscles and bones.

Seeing that Xu Ping was sitting there and did not get up, Wang Weizheng focused on dealing with a big grapefruit in front of him, he walked up and said, "Yunxing, let's go over there and talk."

Seeing that his boss was talking to him, Xu Ping hurriedly stood up and agreed respectfully.

When he arrived at a small flower hall next to him, Wang Wei was sitting down in the main seat and said to Xu Ping: "Yun Xing sat down and talked. There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be restrained."

Xu Ping sued and sat in the guest seat.

The soldiers from the Transport Department came to serve tea. Wang Weizheng held the tea bowl with his hands, knocking his fingers on the edge of the bowl unconsciously, lowering his head to ponder, and not speaking.

Xu Ping was confused and didn't know what Wang Weizheng asked him to say, but he didn't dare to ask, so he had to sit there in a regular manner.

After a stick of incense, Wang Weizheng suddenly raised his head and calmed down and asked Xu Ping: "Yun Xingnian has not yet reached the age of 1000, have he married?"

Xu Ping replied respectfully: "The envoy of returning to the grain has been married."

"Can you have children?"

"I got married in April this year and my wife is pregnant. I don't know if it's a man or a woman."

"oh--"

When asked this, Wang Weizheng stopped again and began to knock on the edge of the bowl with his fingers, looking a little embarrassed.

Xu Ping was inexplicably able to sit quietly.

"That-Yunxing, you are just a young man and you are newly married and become an official. That-Women are inevitably more enthusiastic. However, the imperial court has a dictatorship, and officials can only drink with them, so they must not get close to them-"

Xu Ping was stunned and looked at Wang Weizheng and said, "Why did the Cao Envoy say this?"

Wang Weizheng sighed: "That mercy is indeed quite beautiful. You are at this age, and it is inevitable that you have some ideas. They all come from childhood, and I understand. However, it comes from emotions and only rituals. You must not do anything that violates the law and discipline. I am the sect of the ministry, and I don't want any such news to you."

Xu Ping was amused and crying: "Cao Envoy was overthinking! I had no idea about that mercy. He came to me and asked for new lyrics in the capital. I recited a song for her. What's the point! My newly married wife was waiting for me to return home day and night at home. How could she have ideas for a singer here?"

Seeing that Xu Ping was not as fake, Wang Weizheng let out a sigh and smiled self-deprecatingly: "It's good if there is no, it's good if there is no! I'm thinking too much. Oh, drink tea!"

When the tea reached its mouth, it realized that it was already cold and put it on the table again embarrassedly.

Wang Wei was really afraid that Xu Ping would make mistakes in women. He would not handle such a thing, but he would leave a handle for others. He was in a dilemma if he didn't deal with it.

After exposing this, he felt relieved. Wang Weizheng asked: "What do Yun Xing thinks about the magistrate of Yongzhou?"

Xu Ping replied carefully: "This is the first time that the lower officials have been in office. We can only be careful and do things well."

Wang Weizheng was not satisfied with the answer from this panacea: "Just talk about your own ideas and don't be afraid of mistakes! I have been an official in the local area for many years and can give you a reference."

"Yongzhou is located at the extreme edge, with countless caves. The most difficult thing is to deal with them. Fortunately, Cao Zhizhou was in Lingnan for many years and had already been the magistrate of Yongzhou during the Jingde period. He was familiar with the matter and thought that he could handle it well, so there was no need for the officials to worry about it. The matter of judging is the most important thing. The climate of Yongzhou is that the climate is humid and hot, and it is not difficult to plant rice twice a year, and there is great potential for money and grain. What he lacks is that he has too few household registrations and it is difficult to make a climate. When the officials arrive there, they should take the recruitment of people as their top priority, open up wastelands and build water conservancy."

"It's also a bit rough, what about it?"

"Xiaguan brought a lot of books from the capital, and was used as carvings and printed books, issued to the state, and educated customs."

"Well, this is also an important matter." Wang Weizheng nodded, "What else do you have?"

Those who encouraged the study of agriculture, sericulture, household registration, and customs changed. Xu Ping learned from various historical records. It seems that these are the good officials. As for judging cases and judging prisons, although it is also a master's job, it is mainly a magistrate. By the way, there is the most important thing.

"When the officials arrive in Yongzhou, they will immediately inspect the various warehouses in the state, count the accounts, and demand taxes. They will never estimate the corruption and waste of public officials. If anyone commits a crime, they will force them to the law!"

Seeing that Xu Ping was not easy to hold it in, Wang Weizheng shook his head in disappointment: "Yunxing, do you know why the Shouzhou on Guangnan West Road is placed in Guizhou?"

Isn’t this question unnecessary? Since the demarcation of Guangxi District in the Song Dynasty, Guilin has been the capital of Guangxi for nearly a thousand years until Guilin in the Republic of China. Of course, it is because it is suitable here.

However, Shangguan asked, but Xu Ping did not dare to answer like this. After thinking for a while, he said: "Guizhou connects Hunan and controls Liangjiang. It has dense household registration and extensive money and grain. It is the most suitable place."

"Why is the station on Lingnan West Road of the Tang Dynasty Yongguan?"

Xu Ping was stunned for a moment. Yongguan was the old name of Yongzhou in the Tang Dynasty, and the Song people often used it to refer to Yongzhou. Yes, why was Yongzhou the capital in the Tang Dynasty? Why did Guangxi move from Guigui to Nanning after the Republic of China? It was just a coincidence? Where did so many coincidences come from history!

After combining the knowledge of the past life with the reality of the present, Xu Ping realized that his boss not only had to ask about his own governance strategy, but also had to test his own knowledge.

"Because there was Annan Protectorate during the Tang Dynasty, the dynasty was facing Jiaozhi Kingdom!" Xu Ping blurted out.

Wang Weizheng relaxed his expression: "No, let's continue talking!"

"Yongzhou has dozens of states, and the left and right rivers are under the jurisdiction of thousands of miles, but the household registration is only more than 4,000 households. Is the population so sparse? It must not be. The population is all in the Juezhou and the barbarians, and the court is powerless. These barbarians are between this dynasty and Jiaozhi Kingdom. If they are used by me, they can block Yongzhou. If they surrender to Jiaozhi Kingdom, they will immediately be a major problem for this dynasty and Yongzhou will not be protected! Yongzhou blocks the left and right rivers, and it is the Jiaozhi Kingdom and the barbarians who enter China's gateway, and go down the Yujiang River and can reach Guangzhou directly within a few days, and Guangdong and Guangxi are shocked!"

Speaking of this, the historical knowledge learned in previous lives was linked, especially the Nong Zhigao Rebellion was the key content of the Song Dynasty in textbooks, and Xu Ping's thinking began to become clear.

"The people are water, soldiers are fish, and without a population, they cannot raise soldiers. Yongzhou has inconvenient transportation, which is not conducive to the garrison of the army. Thousands of soldiers are just deterrent. As long as the barbarians or Jiaozhi gather thousands of people, Yongzhou will become a crisis. If there is no time to rescue, the enemy will be able to come to the city of Guangzhou in less than a month! In this case, the head state should not be placed in Yongzhou to avoid arousing suspicion of the barbarians. Even if something happens, there is a natural barrier between Guizhou and Yongzhou, and the entire route can be dispatched uniformly. I understand that the most important thing in Yongzhou is to pacify the barbarians. The subordinates will definitely assist Cao Zhizhou in this matter!"

Wang Weizheng nodded: "Just understand. Actually, you are still optimistic. There are thousands of soldiers in Yongzhou, and there are less than 3,000 imperial guards on the west side of Guangnan. There are only more than 100 people in Yongzhou. However, appeasement of the barbarians is just a temporary solution, and it is not a solution for a long time. You have a good saying: people are water, and soldiers are fish. So when you arrive in Yongzhou, in addition to assisting Cao Yaoqing to prevent the barbarians from causing trouble, the top priority is to recruit household registration."

"The official understands!"

Speaking of this, Xu Ping was still unsatisfied and continued: "The territory of this dynasty is cramped, and the situation is worse than that of all dynasties. The northern Fanhu was the enemy of China for thousands of years. At this time, the strongest was nothing more than Khitan and Dangxiang. However, the Fanhu went south to attack Guanzhong, and the other was from Youyan to Hebei and down to the Central Plains. Now the two channels are in Dangxiang and the other is in Khitan. The dynasty has no danger to defend, and the situation has never been seen in previous dynasties. Therefore, the importance of the world lies in Shaanxi, Hebei and Hedong to support it in the middle. In addition to these two great enemies, the strongest neighboring countries are Dali and Jiaozhi. The passage for Jiaozhi to attack the Central Plains is Yongzhou. Even Dali has now gone to Sichuan and Shu, and the exchanges with this dynasty must also pass through Yongzhou. Although Yongzhou is a remote small state in the border, it is just about to rush. It can be said that it is the fourth strategic location of this dynasty!"

Wang Weizheng heard this and said, "Yun Xing's words are the true insights, and you will not lose your style as a first-class Jinshi! Everyone vaguely understands the truth you said, but never heard anyone understand it so clearly. It seems that you are not thinking about it, but you just don't think about it. In the future, I will strictly supervise you!"

Xu Ping was stunned. The four words of strict supervision were not what he wanted to hear. He was just here to get a job and was really exhausted.

Wang Weizheng stood up, walked back and forth in the small hall several times, turned to Xu Ping and said, "The more I listened to Yun Xing's words, I became more and more wise. In this way, tomorrow I will submit a memorial to the court and report your words to the court to the support of the ministers in the court. We are all in Lingnan for the first time, so we have made a career!"

Xu Ping hurriedly stood up and bowed and said, "How dare you be the Cao Envoy!"

Wang Weizheng came to Xu Ping and patted his shoulder and said, "Young Yunxing is the first to be a career. With this experience, the position of the magistrate will also take things out in the future. You must not slack off! You will also go out to patrol the states in two days, so you will go south with me to Yongzhou!"

Transportation envoy was one of the most difficult and tiring positions in the Song Dynasty. Don’t think that the long journey was as glorious as the governor of later generations. According to the system, Transportation envoy had to inspect every state under his jurisdiction every year, and sometimes required to inspect every county. In this era, there were no railways, no roads, no trains, cars, and no planes. Guangxi, a poor mountain and bad water place, had to travel all year round. Although there was a Transportation Envoy Office in Guizhou, it was actually not enough to stay for a few days, and most of the time it was just empty here. Wang Weizheng was even more miserable than his previous posts. When he took office, he was about to be abolished. Although he had no elbows, he had no hard work.

The judge also had to inspect the counties and personally inspect the warehouses in the county. Today, the judge Ma Tong of Guizhou, who was not here for a banquet, went down to inspect. However, compared to the transshipment envoy, the inspector of Tong was much easier.

Xu Ping felt like crying when he had such a capable and suffering officer.
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