As a salted fish, I was forced to become the teacher of all ages

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "Aren't I the commander of Xishan Guard? So no matter who goes, I have to follow. I can't let people from Xining Guard command my Xishan Guard, right? Or is it that Dad has other plans?"

"Bastard!" Uncle Huai'an seemed a little embarrassed, but soon became angry: "You dare to arrange it for your father?"

I have to say that Uncle Huai'an's insistence is indeed a bit of an 'attempt' in theory: since his journey to the west, all the highlight moments have been robbed by young people-Song Jie persuaded the first batch of Wang Fuwei who arrested him to surrender, and later abducted him The princess burned the food and grass of the Xining Guard; Huang Zichao sneaked into the palace as an undercover agent and sent a lot of useful information; Meteorite's complete surrender of Tummet without a single soldier...

Only he, Uncle Huai'an, was the governor in name and a central figure, but from the very beginning he kept a low profile as if he was in the capital, which made Lao Hua very upset.

Therefore, even though no matter who goes there now, Qinghai can be brought back, which makes Uncle Huai'an seem to be a little suspicious of taking credit, but he still feels that he has to make a move himself, otherwise, the young people will have to take care of things when they come to the Northwest. Then where to put Huai Anbo's face?

After arguing for half an hour, Huamanlou decided not to argue. Anyway, after capturing most of Tumed's troops, it would be basically safe to take the army to Qinghai.

only……

"Father, it's okay for you to grow old, but apart from recovering lost land, there is one thing you need to take care of when you get old." Hua Manlou said with a mysterious face: "There is a big lake called Xihai more than two hundred miles west of Xiningwei, and across There is another lake a hundred miles away from the West Sea, this lake is a treasure..."

597. Are you playing with me?

Outside the Lanzhou government.

Looking at the large army going away, Zhao Ren thought sadly: "My stupid brother, why did you let go of such a good opportunity? It is to regain the country, it is a military exploit, and it can be knighted." , Guangzong Yaozu..."

In the first month of the 15th year of Guangxing, even before the Lantern Festival, Uncle Huai'an set off with the brigade.

Huaian Bo took the Ningxia Guard, Jinglu Guard, and most of the Xishan Guard as the main force of the Chinese army, and the newly recovered Xining Guard as the vanguard. More than [-] people marched in a mighty manner without seeing the beginning and the end.

Zhao Ren was extremely resentful about this, ever since he knew that Huamanlou would detain him and stay in the Lanzhou Mansion, he never stopped talking, rambling uncontrollably.

Hua Manlou had a look of contempt for this: "It was my father who led the army. He regained the land and was granted a title. Isn't that title still mine in the end?"

"That's right..." Zhao Ren was very sad: "Then why don't you let me go surfing? I haven't been to the West Sea yet, I heard that the scenery there is very beautiful..." (Qinghai used to be called West Sea , the previous article seems to be wrong, I didn’t pay attention...)

Hua Manlou said in distaste: "The scenery is beautiful in June and July, and now just after the new year is over, everywhere is deserted. Take a look at the scenery. Don't worry, we still have a lot to do here!"

"What can I do?" Zhao Ren said depressedly: "At first, I wanted to say that I would help during the truce... Cough, to help Sister Wan Teng lead a military medical class, but in the end, there were not many injured, and they were all Tartars. son……"

"Can't you honestly say that you are going to play with Jin'er?" Hua Manlou walked towards the city, and said as he walked, "Go back to the government office, I really have something to discuss with you."

Zhao Ren said sadly: "What is more important than fighting? This time it's really a big loss. What kind of meteorite do you think you put up? You won't have to fight any time soon..."

"Alas..." Hua Manlou sighed, turned his head and pulled Zhao Ren into the city, and then forcibly changed the subject: "This time my father went to Xihai to regain the lost land, and there are two very important things that we need to cooperate with. , is much more important than fighting, and you must be here to handle it.”

"You want me to write an imperial decree for you again?" Zhao Ren turned around three times a step at a time, "Can't I just give you the seal?"

Hua Manlou staggered when he heard the sound: "I don't want to die yet!"

After taking a deep breath and suppressing the eager thoughts, Hua Manlou said: "Honestly, listen to me! There is a lake more than five hundred miles west of Xiningwei, southwest of Xihai, called Chaka Salt Lake..."

I don’t know if it’s called Chaka Salt Lake Huamanlou these days, but anyway, not many people know about this place, so it’s okay to call it that.

"Huh? Salt Lake?" Zhao Ren was taken aback when he heard the words, and then said in a daze, "Same as the Salt Lake in Yuncheng?"

Hua Manlou was amazed: "Hey, you actually know Yuncheng Salt Lake?"

Zhao Ren rolled his eyes: "Even if I haven't seen the salt lake, Luyan in Yuncheng has also eaten it, and how can I ignore salt, which is related to people's livelihood, no matter how stupid I am, I have to pay attention to it and eat it in my mouth." The origin of the things? Don’t interrupt, tell me, what’s wrong with the salt lake?”

Hua Manlou smiled: "Since you know that salt is related to people's livelihood, then things will be easy to handle. Let me tell you this, Xining Weizhi has records: there are more than two hundred miles around Chaka Salt Lake, and the salt is natural. It is endless. Mongolia fishes it with iron spoons, sells jade and trades in the market, and the county people rely on it..."

It's really no nonsense.

In his previous life, many people’s first reaction when they heard about Chaka Salt Lake was the Realm of the Sky, which is the place where Internet celebrities check in, and 12 tons of garbage can be cleared out in one day during the peak tourist season.But few people know clearly that Chaka Salt Lake is the earliest and easiest to exploit among the four major salt lakes in the Qaidam Basin. It only needs to uncover the salt cover of more than ten centimeters to obtain natural crystalline salt.

Zhao Ren was stunned for a moment, then suddenly widened his eyes and said, "It's so easy to mine? You didn't lie to me, did you?"

The importance of salt is unquestionable. This thing is not just a seasoning, it is just a need related to people's livelihood - in the previous life of Huamanlou, you can buy a bag of fine salt for two yuan at any store, and this is not only Because of the improvement of productivity, it was still the result of state regulation, but in the history of the Celestial Dynasty, it was not so easy for the people in ancient times to want to eat salt.

In fact, since the Qin Dynasty, the rulers of almost every dynasty have controlled the production and sales of salt—at least on the surface.However, the idea is good, but the reality is often not that simple: either because the rich and powerful reach out, or because of the corruption of the system and improper supervision, or because some people are too greedy, many systems often become It is a dead letter, such as the Yanyin system in the Ming Dynasty.

Dazhao is also in the same situation now, and to a certain extent it is much more difficult for the people of Dazhao to eat salt than in the previous dynasty. There are many reasons for this, such as the collapse of the salt introduction system, low productivity, vicious competition, and The issue of government-business collusion...

In short, after Zhao Ren went to Xishan to see the so-called yellow rice porridge a few years ago, he also specially learned about this kind of people's livelihood issues, so he realized the importance of this matter when he heard Huamanlou talk about it. That's it.

"What do you think?" Hua Manlou smiled and said, "My plan is, after recovering the West Sea this time, thousands of Xining guards will be stationed in the salt lake, and more than [-] Tumot will be imprisoned to make salt and build the city in exchange for daily necessities. , so..."

"On the one hand, it solves the problem of surrendering troops, on the other hand, it holds Tumed's lifeline in his hands, and he can also receive an endless stream of money, tsk tsk..." Zhao Ren tsk tsk praised: "It's you who are black-hearted. Black!"

"I..." Hua Manlou couldn't help but slap the back of his head: "Can you talk? Ah? Can you talk! This saltworks is yours, not mine!"

"Uh..." Zhao Ren was taken aback for a moment, then immediately apologized with a smile, "Yes...it's my heart, hehehehe..."

Hua Manlou stared at him speechlessly, and continued: "However, the problem also arises in this way, the place is indeed a bit far away, and it may be a bit difficult to use ordinary carriages to carry the supplies and salt, so I have to fiddle with it." Batch of new carriages."

"Transfer people from Xishan. By the way, recruit a group of blacksmiths and carpenters nearby. After learning, I will give them the treatment of Xishan." Zhao Ren blinked his eyes and said, "I have to transfer some materials from the other place..."

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "This is the second thing I want to tell you, Lanzhou Prefecture... has a lot of mines."

Zhao Ren stared blankly at Huamanlou: "There are many mines? Where are they?"

Hua Manlou said happily: "As far as I know, there is a mountain named Tiandu Mountain in the south of Lanzhou Prefecture, which produces coal; a hundred miles north of Lanzhou Prefecture, and west of Jingluwei, there is a place that not only produces copper, but also produces silver. Where else..."

"how?"

"We have to send someone to investigate."

"...are you playing with me?"

Huamanlou didn't lie, and he felt that he could remember the coal mines in Baiyin City and Egan Town, and he was already worthy of the geography teacher.

I guess you only remember Lanzhou cuisine?

Book information:

Title: As a salted fish, I am forced to become the teacher of all ages

Author: This old man has a bad temper

id: 400414

Book introduction:

People gave me a series of titles: Dazhao Zhuzhu, the mentor and eldest brother of His Royal Highness, the prime minister behind the Guangxing Dynasty, the founder of modern military and science, the fig leaf of Dazhao poetry circle, the founder of modern schools, the ancestor of modern medicine Master, the patron saint of Zhao Haijiang, the controller of the New World, the eternal teacher who liberates thoughts, and: the big black hand behind the court, the overthrower of the suzerainty system, the gravedigger of the imperial examination system, the thorn in the eyes of the gentry group, Qingliu The nightmare of a scientific official, the villain who caused trouble in Europe, the poisonous snake kneeling and licking by the shogunate...

But... I just want to be a salted fish from the beginning to the end!

In June, the clouds of fire burn thousands of miles

598. Prefect of Lanzhou

When it comes to mineral resources, the area around Lanzhou Prefecture is indeed quite rich. As far as the land later called Baiyin is concerned, it not only has amazing silver reserves, but also one of the six major copper veins in the country, as well as lead, cobalt, zinc, Gold and other non-ferrous metal veins are indeed a rare treasure land.

But for this kind of treasure land, if there is no Huamanlou to "summon the meteorite", it may not be how long it will be taken back from Tumot's hands - or it will not be taken back at all until the dynasty collapses.

After talking to Zhao Ren about the mineral resources, Hua Manlou said with a little emotion: "In the end, it was because the court had no money and couldn't afford to raise soldiers, so they had to abandon the defense line of the West Sea General and retreat to defend the Great Wall, but so Once it came, it made Xiningwei and Lanzhou Prefecture seem to be isolated overseas, and it also completely cut off the trade in the Hexi Corridor..."

Talking about this matter, Hua Manlou really felt a little uncomfortable.

Thinking back to his previous life, he never gave up or ambiguous on issues related to national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Let alone such a large area of ​​the West Sea, it is impossible to give up even a small island in the sea.

But in this era, after such a large area of ​​Qinghai was occupied by Tumot—yes, it was occupied, not invaded—the decision of the DPRK and Central Committee was to retreat to the front line of the Great Wall. No matter how you look at it, you feel uncomfortable Humiliating and humiliating the country.

However, these civil officials in power in the court did not take such a large piece of land seriously, and some even felt good about themselves, thinking that this decision was a big burden for Zhao, and they dared to say so even in the court ——Before Da Zhao withdrew from the West Sea decades ago, Ting Yi discussed this matter, and it was recorded in the history books...

I don't know if future generations will curse those unprofessional civil servants after seeing this passage.

After hearing Hua Manlou's suffocated complaints, Zhao Ren scratched his head in puzzlement and said, "Wait a minute, why do I feel a little uneasy? You said that there is a salt lake in the West Sea, which is inexhaustible and tastes good. Is that right?"

"Yes."

"There are silver mines and a lot of copper mines in the mountains more than a hundred miles north of Lanzhou Prefecture, isn't that true?"

"That's right."

"Salt can be sold for money, and it can be sold for a lot of money; when silver is dug out, it becomes ready-made money, and when copper mines are dug out, money can be minted, so money is everywhere in this Northwest, right?"

"Uh...you can understand it this way..."

Zhao Ren blinked and looked at Huamanlou: "Then I can't figure it out. Since money is everywhere, why is there a shortage of money in the court? It is a lack of money. Why don't the old people in the court not use the money produced here?" Raise soldiers here?"

Hua Manlou opened his mouth, and said after a while, "No, how did you find such a tricky angle?"

Zhao Ren asked suspiciously, "Is there something wrong? There is no money in the court, so why not send some people to make money?"

Hua Manlou was speechless for a while, and then said: "Do you know where the imperial court's income comes from?"

Zhao Ren pondered for a while: "This... tax?"

"Of course." Hua Manlou said: "With taxes in hand, isn't it more profitable than any mine?"

Zhao Ren was even more puzzled: "Then why is the court short of money?"

Hua Manlou looked at Zhao Ren, wondering if I should talk to him about the weakness of feudalism... Cough, I don't know if I should analyze Da Zhao's taxation system with him.

Because, if you talk about it in detail, land annexation can't be avoided, but if you want to solve the problem of land annexation, you must touch the interests of the ruling class—the ruling class in feudal society is the landlord class, and Zhao Ren... In other words, the old Zhao family is not talented, it is the biggest family.

You can't teach him the trick of beating local tyrants and dividing the land, can you?

So Hua Manlou changed the topic: "Let's talk about the mine. Now there are a large number of Tumed captives, so they have become natural miners. All you have to do is..."

Zhao Ren interrupted Hua Manlou directly and said, "My stupid brother, can you explain to me first, and then talk about the mine?"

Hua Manlou sighed, wishing he could slap himself twice: If you talk about mining, just talk about mining, why is there no money in the court?Just talk cheap!

I have to say that Hua Manlou has gotten used to restraining himself since he started building the Tianjin Marine Division. Sometimes he felt that he had overcome his low-sounding problem, so he should have made a fool of himself, but today...

Well, it's very likely that I had a bad mouth before, but maybe I didn't realize that I was cheap at the time, or the listener was not as sensitive as Zhao Ren and Emperor Guangxing, so I saved a lot of trouble.

But now, Zhao Ren is getting older and his eyesight is gradually opening up, so he can't talk nonsense, otherwise it will be easy to make things worse-depending on this guy's hands-on ability and ability to make things happen, in case I really think there should be a land reform or something, and the world will be in chaos.

But it’s not a problem not to talk about it now. With Zhao Ren’s intelligence, he probably won’t be able to find out the main reason for the annual decrease in Zhao’s annual income. If you are poaching the corner of the country, the consequences...

So it's better to tell him the matter directly, and then tell him that governing a big country is like cooking a small fish, and that reforms must be done step by step like frogs in warm water-only in this way can the flowers be full of flowers to calm down.

Otherwise, if something happens at that time, will Hua Manlou help his unlucky younger brother?

"Alas..." After thinking it over, Hua Manlou smiled wryly and said, "Do you think Da Zhao is rich?"

Zhao Ren was stunned and said, "Huh? What's the problem? Speaking of being rich... compared to places like Ryukyu and Wa, isn't it rich?"

Hua Manlou nodded and said: "Yes, Dazhao is considered rich now, even much richer than when the country was founded, and the trend of extravagance among the people is gradually rising. It is sometimes heard that some wealthy people spend a thousand taels for a banquet. Silver, but the tax collection in the court is getting less and less, Guangxing's 11th year's revenue is almost the same as that of the Great Zhao's founding of the country, don't you think it's strange?"

Zhao Ren's eyes widened: "What's going on here? Is it because...the father values ​​people's livelihood and despises taxes?"

Hua Manlou shrugged: "There is a reason, but the fundamental reason is not here."

Zhao Ren asked anxiously, "So there are too many corrupt officials?"

"..." Hua Manlou was speechless for a while, and suddenly his heart moved: "This is it. Whether it is preparing for blast furnace ironmaking or transferring people from the capital, it will take some time, so you should try to understand it during this time. Dazhao’s taxation system, and then visit around the Lanzhou government to find out what causes the annual income to decrease, how about it?”

Zhao Renyi clapped his hands: "Here! Those local officials who rebelled with King Yiduan have been taken down, and now the court has not had time to replace officials. It just so happens that I also have an official addiction... Well, you use you Write a temporary letter of appointment in the name of father, let me be the magistrate of Lanzhou?"

"Don't even think about it, at most I will give you a county magistrate!"

"That's fine too."

599. Interesting

As the crown prince beaten by Zhao Tie and the next emperor, Ya actually wanted to be a magistrate or county magistrate to pass the officialdom, this...

Hua Manlou didn't know what to say anymore, but he just thought that if Emperor Guangxing heard about this, he would have to sacrifice rattan to Zhao Ren again.

Speaking of which, in Huamanlou's previous life, there was indeed an emperor who appointed himself an official. It was the guy who claimed to be the mighty general Zhu Shou, so...

Zhao Ren and that person must have a common language, right?

But in the end, Huamanlou still failed to get Zhao Ren to become a county magistrate or magistrate as he wished, but gave him the post of Zhaomo from the ninth rank and sent him to the government office library.

It's not that Hua Manlou deliberately tormented Zhao Ren - as the prince of Da Zhao, he even took over the command of the governor, let alone a county magistrate?

In fact, Dazhao's Zhaomo was in charge of surveying and auditing work, and checking documents and statistical data was the best way to understand land ownership. This could be regarded as Huamanlou's preset direction for Zhao Ren.

And what...

There are many things that cannot be seen from a high place. After the prince went deep into the grassroots, he could discover many things that were not taught to him by books and grand scholars, and he could also truly understand what this huge country is. how it works.