Going back hundreds of years, the Wu family has also developed. During the Song Dynasty, the ancestor of the Wu family was a counselor, and he was also one of the best officials in the local area. He wore silk and satin, ate delicious food from mountains and seas, and even drank tea. The best tea leaves from the tribute tea area.
The Wu family was also quite popular in the local area, so that after the change of the dynasty, they were also captured by the Yuan Dynasty. In order to keep their family, they bowed their heads.
But bowing their heads does not mean that they obey the Yuan Dynasty physically and mentally. The Wu family waits quietly, waiting for the day when the Yuan Dynasty will also decline.
Wu Changqing was forty-two years old at the time. He had waited for this day for a long time, and finally it had arrived.
"South Bodhisattva." Wu Changqing was well maintained and looked only in his early thirties.
Among the ancients, the poor people were not as good as the modern people. After all, they had to do more physical work to make ends meet, but the rich people are stronger than the modern rich people. They eat food without any additives and live in big houses. You don't even have to do it yourself in everyday life.
Lin Yuan smiled at Wu Changqing: "Master Wu, I've heard the name for a long time."
The smile on Wu Changqing's face became even brighter, although he also knew that this was just a scene, if Lin Yuan had known about him long ago, how could he have not come to see him for so long.
However, since Lin Yuan has already said the scene, he naturally has to express his sincerity.
"Master Wu and Xiao Lao'er are my best friends." Song Shizhao also began to open his mouth to talk about the scene, and praised Wu Changqing. After all, it was the person he introduced to Lin Yuan. No matter how powerful it is, it will not surpass him.
The people below are also jealous.
There is no difference between courtiers competing for favor and empresses.
Nothing more than that, pestering the emperor, holding the emperor, and then doing some practical things.
Then form gangs and fight against dissidents. It is best that the emperor has no other servants besides himself.
If the concubines want to play a role in the previous dynasty, the courtiers will have to compete with the concubines to be jealous.
Dealing with a concubine is even simpler. It is directly that the harem is not allowed to participate in politics. If you participate, you are a demon concubine, you will be unlucky, and I will force you to die.
They are not only colleagues, but also competitors. If one goes up, the other will surely come down.
It is much easier to understand their relationship as that of a modern workplace colleague.
The only way to rise is to be able to cooperate with each other when doing things, and be more vicious when competing for interests than when facing the enemy who kills his father.
And the bigger difference from the modern workplace is that a promotion in the workplace is just a higher salary and more people to manage.
And the promotion of ancient courtiers has more room for benefits, so you can't blame them, you can only say that the people above are not smart enough.
After a chat, the three finally got to the point.
Wu Changqing sat upright, with a smile on his face, and said, "When I didn't come, I often heard people say that Nan Bodhisattva is a talented young man, born with a bodhisattva heart, and knows people and good responsibilities. When I see it today, it is indeed the case. I have a question, and I hope Nan Bodhisattva can solve the doubt ."
Lin Yuan: "Master Wu said it directly."
Li Xian corporal, not necessarily because the corporal is more talented, it is mainly to be good, so that more people will come to defect.
Maybe there are a few insightful people in there. As for the incompetent, most of them are raised for nothing. It is estimated that many people who raised aides and went bankrupt once.
After all, people are not cats and dogs, and keeping them should not only take care of their food, but also their daily clothing and housing.
In short, the Wu Changqing in front of him, no matter whether he is really capable or not, Lin Yuan has to keep him, and he has to entrust him with a heavy responsibility to express his desire and importance for talents.
Put up a sign so that those who are still watching will come.
He also hopes to attract Luo Guanzhong, no matter whether Luo Guanzhong is an excellent military strategist or not, at least he has written Romance of the Three Kingdoms! It has been passed down through the ages, and a generation of writers, what if he keeps Luo Guanzhong? He is happy!
Wu Changqing asked, "Has Nan Bodhisattva ever thought about whether to live here or go further?"
"If we go further, Nan Bodhisattva, would you like to take Hangzhou?"
Lin Yuan finally couldn't help laughing, he said to Song Shizhao, "Mr. Song, okay, it seems that your seat is not guaranteed."
Song Shizhao also laughed, but the smile was not so sincere, but on the surface it was not bad. He cupped his hands and said, "This is the gift of Yingjie."
Wu Changqing said restrainedly, "Now Nan Bodhisattva's generals will be Zhu and Chen, along with Li, Yang and Zhang, but I don't know if Nan Bodhisattva has ever thought about Zhu and Chen's generals. Lift?"
Lin Yuan's expression changed, he suppressed his anger, and said with a smile, "I don't know what Master Wu thinks?"
Wu Changqing also knew that as soon as he said this, he would definitely touch Lin Yuan's inverse scale, but if he wanted to fight for a future, he had to say these words, otherwise it would be superficial and it would be difficult to go further, so he whispered: "These two people In charge of tens of thousands of horses, why didn't Nan Bodhisattva ask them to each..."
The method he came up with was to ask Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Bosong to fight.
This can weaken their power and prevent them from uniting and trying to seize Lin Yuan's current position.
Lin Yuan also knew that Wu Changqing was right, and he had avoided thinking about this issue all this time.
After the capture of Gaoyou, Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Bosong deserved the most credit. They became generals in order to stabilize the morale of the army, but the problem was that people's selfish desires would expand infinitely.
And he didn't want to cook rabbits and dogs in the future and hide all the birds.
Lin Yuan could only smile and say to Wu Changqing: "Master Wu can think of this, but I don't know what to do, and I feel ashamed. I must seriously consider this matter."
Wu Changqing: "Listen to Nan Bodhisattva's orders."
Lin Yuan turned his head to Song Shizhao and said, "I see how Mr. Wu is upright, so he goes to take care of the people's livelihood?"
Song Shizhao quickly gave Wu Changqing a wink, and the two thanked them together.
Leaving Wu Mansion, Lin Yuan frowned slightly, Song Shizhao was frightened by the side, he didn't dare to ask, he could only walk aside and wait for Lin Yuan to speak.
Lin Yuan: "This person is smart and sharp, but he is a small person. It is more than enough to be a small official. If he is a big official, it will definitely bring disaster to the people of the court."
Song Shizhao: "Exactly!"
Lin Yuan glanced sideways at Song Shizhao: "You already saw it, didn't you?"
Song Shizhao smiled.
Wu Changqing's eyes did not look at the people, nor the world.
What he sees is the human heart, the desire for power.
Such a person may achieve a little, but never too much, because his footing is too small.
Song Shizhao said, "Although he is not talented, he has some skills. Why don't the owner look at it and talk about it."
Lin Yuan nodded, his eyes a little melancholy.
Now that his army can be stable and the people's hearts can be stable, he can rely on the name of Nan Bodhisattva and a good day to see.
It is not by the personal charm of Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Bosong.
Moreover, the soldiers they bring are not fixed. The soldiers are trained uniformly and occasionally disrupted, just to prevent them from being loyal to a certain person.
Lin Yuan did not hope that the great cause would not be completed, and the interior would be fragmented and independent.
Divide into a faction.
And Wu Changqing's suggestion is to separate factions and ask them to fight on their own, while Lin Yuan sits on the sidelines and wins people's hearts.
This is a small way, and if you are not careful, you will destroy your foundation.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Bosong are fighting hard at the front, and he is messing with others at the back
Then he was damned.
For one's own selfish desires, leave everyone behind.
Lin Yuan looked down on such a leader and couldn't do it.
Wu Changqing soon took office and became a county magistrate in the southern district of Gaoyou. Probably because of his reference, Gaoyou suddenly poured into a lot of foreigners, some with their families and some alone, and all of them looked for him. With Song Shizhao, in addition to the business, Song Shizhao also took care of the talent pool.
Lin Yuan is now also at ease with Song Shizhao. Song Shizhao, when he is young, just understands the truth and has a broad vision. When he is big, he has the whole world in his heart. One day, the world will be one.
And Song Shizhao knows a lot.
Know how to control people, and know how to look at people.
If you understand these two items, you are a talented person standing at the forefront of the times.
The people who came to apply for the service all lived in Song Shizhao's house, and Song Shizhao was responsible for the daily expenses. In addition to taking time out every day to swipe his face card in front of Lin Yuan at a fixed time, he spent more time playing Tai Chi with the people who applied for the service. above.
Fighting, he really found a few good ones.
In addition to those who came, he also learned about a lot of those who didn't come and reported them.
Lin Yuan took a look.
Among the people who came up in Song Shizhao's newspaper was Liu Ji and Song Lian.
Liu Ji and Liu Bowen were the first advisers in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands, and people compared him to Zhuge.
Lin Yuan slapped the table and was overjoyed: "Okay!"
"Someone, wait for the pen and ink!" Lin Yuan shouted.
The two hurried into the house to lay paper and grind ink.
Lin Yuan wanted to write a letter of appointment, Corporal Li Xian, and asked Liu Ji and Song Lian to come to Gaoyou to help him, and he had to do his best.
He wrote these three letters of appointment himself, and spent a lot of brain cells. After reading it, he felt that his cultural level was quite good. He quoted scriptures and learned from the classics. I used to be a scholar, with a high level of cultural attainments, otherwise I would have to ask someone to write it.
"Give these three letters to Director Song and ask him to send someone to deliver them." Lin Yuan instructed Erliang.
Nodding two or two, he left the room with three letters.
In addition to Liu Ji and Song Lian, there is another letter to Luo Guanzhong.
One of Liu Ji and Song Lian is a strategist and the other is a civil servant. As for Luo Guanzhong... If it really doesn't work, it's good to be a mascot!
Lin Yuan thought to himself: I don't care, I will be self-willed, and I will see Luo Guanzhong, even if he has no talent, as long as he can write Romance of the Three Kingdoms, I will give him up!
Having been conscientious and conscientious as the evil god and leader for so long, it's okay to be capricious once.
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The merchants came back one after another, and after walking for more than half a year, they were guarded by a class when they left. Finally, they brought a few followers. When they came back, they were full of people. With a bitter look on his face and confusion on his face, he didn't know what kind of shit he had done, but he was taken to Gaoyou.
Now it's rumored that Gaoyou's life is the best, as long as you want to work, you can find work, eat enough, and even if you can't find work, you can still be a soldier. You can eat meat once and white rice once in seven days.
Although they didn't know if it was true or not, they all thought that Gaoyou was a good place, but they didn't expect that they would have the opportunity to come here.
Merchants met outside the city gate and greeted them with a smile, quietly showing off how many craftsmen they had found and how many were relatives of the craftsmen.
Xie Zichang and Zhou Fu also met. They didn't like each other. The reason was that other businessmen were not good. Only the other party had the capital to compare with them.
"How many people did Brother Xie find?" Zhou Fu asked with a smile.
Xie Zichang also smiled, showing more elegance: "Not many, but more than 2,000."
Zhou Fu said in surprise: "It can be seen that Brother Xie's ability really cannot be compared with ordinary people."
"It's average." Xie Zichang cupped his hands and said modestly, "I don't know how many people Brother Zhou found."
Zhou Fu hated his teeth so much that he called him Xie brother to save face, but he really called him old brother, as expected, he is shameless, and trees don't need bark, but he still has to smile on his face: "Fool brother is also lucky, no There are more or less, more than 2,000 people."
Xie Zichang: "Brother Zhou is a capable man."
Zhou Fu and Xie Zichang were chatting and laughing while wishing that the other party would fall off their carriage now and break their brains.
This time, there were 18,000 craftsmen brought here in total.
The businessmen have some tricks, and many of them are bought out of prison or tricked by good people.
Others were found among refugees.
These 18,000 people were placed outside the city. Because it was going to be winter, Lin Yuan asked people to build dormitories outside the city after Gaoyou was shot down. They were connected together, and there were walls, in order to accommodate the technicians. Therefore, the dormitory is a family unit, one household, two bedrooms and one living room, as well as a kitchen, but only one kitchen is used on the first floor, and there are several stoves.
Lin Basan is a newly arrived craftsman in Gaoyou.
He used to be a carpenter, and what he used to do was to make furniture for the surrounding parents and villagers to earn some money. The world was in chaos, and it was not like everyone in the village fled with his family. He also fled with the crowd. , No food, no money, survived with difficulty.
As a result, as soon as the wealthy businessmen appeared and found out that he was a carpenter, they took him on the road, including his mother-in-law. His parents and children died on the road, but only his wife and himself survived.
The wife's surname is Qian, and she is called Liu Niang. Liu Niang and Lin Basan walked up to the second floor together. Liu Niang was born in the village since she was a child. Since she was a child, all she could see were low-rise bungalows that could be paved with bricks and tiles. They are all big families. The farmers have a mud house, which does not leak the wind or rain. They are considered rich among the farmers.
Liu Niang lowered her head and followed the person leading the way in front of her. She looked at the smooth road beneath her feet, and for some reason there were tears in her eyes. It would be great if the father-in-law, mother-in-law and children could survive.
"This is your husband and wife's house." The steward who led the way sighed, "You are a family, so you can get this house. If you are alone, you can only share the single dormitory, but seven or eight people squeeze into one room, you are lucky. it is good."
Lin Basan hurriedly said, "Thank you sir, thank you sir, I don't know your name, but in the future the villain will be able to..."
The steward waved his hand: "Don't ask me to beat people, I used to be like you, you come here, just do things for Nan Bodhisattva, good days are still to come."
This manager is Liang Da. He used to be from the stockade with the three sons, but he was subdued by Lin Yuan. Now he is a small manager and has a smooth life. He looks at these newcomers, just like watching to the former self.
After Lin Basan sent off Liang Da, he walked into the house with his wife.
There were only two of them. The house they were assigned was the one with the smallest corner. There was one room and a main room outside. The kitchen was near the balcony. A tribute.
"Lao Lin, we have a house." Liu Niang touched the table and chairs. Although the house is simple, it has a table and stools, and there is a bed in the house. Even the richest family could not live in such a good house. .
Lin Basan also sighed with emotion. He said to his wife, "Nan Bodhisattva has built so many houses, and he doesn't know how much food it will cost. He really has a heart like a Bodhisattva. I didn't believe it at first, but now I look at it and see that I have no knowledge."
Liu Niang said quickly: "Then you have to work hard in the future! Only then will you be worthy of Nan Bodhisattva's kindness and kindness."
Lin Basan: "It's natural! If anyone says Nan Bodhisattva is bad, I'll break the bridge of his nose!"
The couple saw the rush of life, and after hugging and crying, the couple had to go out. They had to report to their respective team leaders to pick up the work, and then go to pick up the clothes and bedding.
When I checked in, I saw the people who were brought along with them. Although they didn't have much contact with them, I felt a sense of closeness when I saw them at this time.
Lin Basan said to the man, "Have you been assigned a room?"
The man also looked happy: "I've been allocated, I'm alone, so I have to live in a single dormitory, but I also have a separate bed. When I get married, I can still be allocated a marriage room."
"Hey, I thought I was dreaming when I heard it. I have to work hard and marry a wife soon."
Lin Basan was also happy.
The man asked Lin Basan again, "Have you and your mother-in-law been divided into a room?"
Lin Basan told the man about his living environment, and the man was really envious.
It was probably the two of them who took the lead, and the people in the queue also talked about their houses one after another.
With some luck, the family was able to secure a big house. The family of five lived in a house with three bedrooms and one living room. The wife and himself had a house, parents had a house, and the children had a house. They were so happy that they flew to the sky. .
As they chatted, they felt that the world was such a big place, but only Gaoyou and Nan Bodhisattva could find a place to live, and they respected Lin Yuan even more in their words.
The people are like this, whoever benefits them more, they will sincerely support this person.
Most of the people are not literate and literate, and they don't understand much, but they do know one thing - whoever can make them live a good life is a good person and is worthy of their support.
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Looking at the craftsmen who were brought in, Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
In Lin Yuan's view, the value of craftsmen is higher than that of some scholars who have eyes above the top and who can only read dead books. Those scholars have no ability to distinguish between the four bodies and the five grains. They have no ability other than scripting, even sending them to Literacy, they can't do well either. They don't teach students according to their aptitude. They teach children of six or seven years old as adults. What can they teach? Talent can be learned.
And there are still a lot of them, so Lin Yuan can only let them do the household registration transcription.
The craftsmen are different. If what they do can be implemented, this group of craftsmen will bring more apprentices in the future.
Apart from the craftsmen, what surprised Lin Yuan the most was the crops brought back by Zhou Fu. He said before that he told them to pay attention to the merchant ships passing by at sea. , Has anyone eaten it, please bring it back first.
So he saw potatoes and sweet potatoes.
You know, although no one knows when potatoes were introduced to China, sweet potatoes only appeared in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.
These two crops are high-yield and highly adaptable crops, and it is conceivable that their food reserves will increase.
In surprise, Lin Yuan took Zhou Fu's hand, with a sincere expression on his face, as if he was looking at his beloved, looking at the fat-headed and big-eared Zhou Fu in front of him, his tone was so gentle that he could drip water: "Master Zhou, The merits of living people! It will definitely be famous in history!"
Zhou Fu laughed and was confused. He didn't know what these two things were. When he saw the merchant ships at sea, he asked those foreigners to buy them. Secretly stuffed for myself.
As for whether they can be eaten or not, and how to grow them, he has no idea at all.
Lin Yuan added: "Master Zhou has done a great job this time. If you want anything, just say it, but whatever I can do, I will do it."
Zhou Fu's eyes widened, he never expected that he had brought more than 2,000 people back and didn't get this sentence. He had brought two baskets of things that he didn't know what it was, and he said quickly: "Where can I take credit for doing things for Nan Bodhisattva? It's all within Zhou's responsibility, Nan Bodhisattva must not be polite to Zhou, and if you have something to do, just tell me."
Lin Yuan laughed until his teeth were about to show: "You're welcome, you're welcome."
"Come here! Tonight will be a banquet, and all the merchants who will come back will be invited!"
The people outside agreed loudly.
Lin Yuan added: "You can bring anything else in the future."
Zhou Fu nodded with joy in his heart.
No matter why Nan Bodhisattva praised him, at least he suppressed Xie Zichang this time, and next time they meet again, he will be able to stab the old guy.
Because there is only one basket of potatoes and sweet potatoes, Lin Yuan asked people to take them first and cultivate them, and then distribute them to the farmers.
After he explained in detail how to plant it, he acted as a hands-off shopkeeper, and only occasionally went over to check the situation.
In the famine years, I don't know how many people depended on sweet potatoes to survive.
Although he didn't want the common people to live on sweet potatoes to survive, but with more security, more people could live.
The author has something to say: There is no exact time when the potato was introduced. It can only be found in the 16th century, that is, in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, or in the early Qing Dynasty, so I can't say for sure.
Sweet potatoes, that is, sweet potatoes, were made in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.
It is also considered that I gave Lin Yuan a golden finger, so what