Han officials

Chapter 55 Undercurrent
There is no doubt that Guan Yan is a small wealthy woman.

But Wei Zhe's father-in-law probably felt that she was not rich enough, so he gave her another 50% of the fur industry.

In other words, Guan Yan doesn't have to worry about anything and can just enjoy 50% of the profits every year.

Don't underestimate this 50% profit. I'm afraid that the average small tyrant in the border county can't earn that much in a year.

The problem is that this fool doesn't seem to take it seriously.

When Wei Zhe told her the news, Guan Yan actually said casually: "Husband, just take it and use it!"

After saying that, the girl continued to stay in Wei Zhe's arms and smiled foolishly.

Faced with such a generous rich woman, how could Wei Zhe not work harder?
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Wangshiwu, on the south bank of the Lieshui River (Taedong River), on the eastern outskirts of the Korean city.

An old man with a horse-like face and splendid clothes complained bitterly, "It's just a few untouchables who died. What's the big deal?"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an immediate response in the hall. God knows how miserable they have been recently.

It is said that with the five inspectors appointed by Wei Zhe to inspect the counties, almost all the people in Lelang County except Daifang County died.

Either the warehouse caught fire or the files were burned.

But the problem is that even if they don't investigate old cases, there's still a pile of shit under their butts.

In just half a month, Wei Zhe had dismissed five county magistrates, and now they are all in charge of the county.

There were even a few counties where even the assistant officials were dismissed, and they had to temporarily let the Gongcao hold on.

"My Lord, the Lord has mobilized so many troops. What should we do this time?"

After discussing for a while, the many powerful leaders in the hall looked up at the old man with a white beard, Wang Duan.

If there is any family in Lelang County that can be called a noble family, it must be the Lelang Wang family.

The Wang family was also an immigrant family. Their ancestor, Wang Zhong, was originally from Buqi, Langya County. He was fond of Taoism and understood astronomy, making him a famous sorcerer in the area. Therefore, during the Lü Rebellion in the Han Dynasty, King Ai of Qi consulted Wang Zhong several times before sending troops. When King Liu Xing of Jibei rebelled, he even prepared to appoint Wang Zhong as his military advisor.

After encountering such things one after another, Wang Zhong was really scared, so he left without saying goodbye before Jibei King Liu Xing rebelled, sailed east to Lelang, and settled down there. This is how the Lelang Wang family came into being.

For this reason, the Wang family had been passing down the Book of Changes and studying astronomy and numerology for generations. Although they had not produced any famous scholars, they were definitely a family of scholars in Lelang County.

After Emperor Guangwu rose to power, Wang Hong, one of the three elders of the county, killed Wang Diao, who claimed to be the general. Together with the county official Yang Yi, he took the initiative to offer land to Emperor Guangwu and surrendered to him. As a result, Wang Hong recovered Lelang County without a fight.

Emperor Guangwu was naturally happy about this, so he issued an edict to confer the title of marquis on Wang Hong and Yang Yi.

Unexpectedly, Wang Hong actually voluntarily gave up the title. Emperor Guangwu was surprised and took the initiative to recruit him.

If nothing unexpected happened, Wang Hong would have a future in which he could offer valuable advice.

However, fate is unpredictable. Before he could reach Luoyang, Wang Hong died of illness on the way.

As a result, the Wang family of Lelang lost the opportunity to rise and could only continue to lie dormant.

Fortunately, Wang Hong had a good son, Wang Jing, who not only studied the family tradition in depth but also read widely, especially in the area of water control.

At that time, the Yellow River flood was at its most serious. In fact, as early as the tenth year of Emperor Guangwu's Jianwu reign, a flood broke out south of the Yellow River, submerging dozens of counties.

When Emperor Guangwu died and Emperor Ming ascended the throne, the Yellow River's water flow moved eastward, causing great suffering to both sides of the river.

It was against this backdrop that Wang Jing was entrusted with the important task of controlling the Yellow River floods. Ultimately, Wang Jing lived up to the emperor's expectations. Based on the Yellow River's current water conditions, he proposed the "Weir Flow Method," employing techniques such as "building embankments, managing canals, blocking water, and establishing gates" to divert the water. He also constructed the Yellow River embankment, stretching over a thousand miles from Xingyang to Qiancheng Haikou.

At that time, below the water intake Xingyang, there were tributaries such as Pu River and Ji River flowing into the Yellow River.

So Wang Jing connected these tributaries with each other and set up sluices at the connecting points. When floods came, the sluices of each tributary not only reduced the flood flow, but also diverted a large amount of silt, reducing the amount of siltation in the Yellow River bed and slowing down the siltation rate.

It was through this underlying logic of diverting and separating the water that Wang Jing finally calmed the Yellow River, which had been flooding for sixty years. As a result, a large amount of land in Yan and Yu states dried up, causing cheers on both sides of the strait.

However, in reality, Wang Jing's merits and virtues were far greater than what people at that time saw.

Because from then on, the Yellow River remained relatively calm for the next eight hundred years.

Later historical books said: Wang Jing managed the river and it remained peaceful for a thousand years.

Based on this sentence alone, the Wang family of Lelang truly had a lot of good deeds done by their ancestors.

Of course, the court did not treat Wang Jing unfairly.

After the success of the river control project, Wang Jing successively served as the governor of Xuzhou and the prefect of Lujiang.

During Wang Jing's tenure as the prefect of Lujiang, the people did not know how to use oxen to plow, resulting in a shortage of food even though the land was fertile. So Wang Jing took the trouble to lead the people to restore the Shaobi rice fields from the Spring and Autumn Period, and patiently taught the people how to use the plow, so that the land had an abundant supply of grain. He then trained the people in silkworm farming and weaving, making him a true "parent official."

It was precisely because of his excessive hard work that Wang Jing finally died in Lujiang.

Wang Jing can be said to be worthy of the eight words "famous in the present time, and his contribution will last for thousands of years"!
But then again, the Wang family of Lelang has not produced any talented people since Wang Jing.

Not to mention two thousand stones, there is not even one who can be a county magistrate.

But even so, in Lelang County, a cold and harsh border county, the Lelang Wang family is still considered a prominent family in the county.

Therefore, after the incident of the five governors inspecting the county, various powerful families came to the door one after another.

However, looking at the seemingly respectful faces around him, Wang Duan felt extremely disgusted.

He knew better than anyone what these grandsons were planning. They just wanted Wang to be the first to take action.

Whether it is a blessing or a curse, those who always want Wang to explore the way first are a bunch of black-hearted people.

Thinking of this, Wang Duan didn't hesitate and said coldly: "Why are you panicking? The Han Dynasty is not dead yet!"

After everyone in the hall quieted down, he slowly picked up the honey water and took a sip.

Only when everyone became anxious did Wang Duan sigh softly.

"If there's something dirty on your hands, deal with it quickly. There's no need to get angry just to save face."

"Who doesn't have a few unfilial descendants? Just think of it as pruning the branches!"

When he said this, some powerful people in the hall immediately frowned.

They came here to flatter Wang Shi not because they really wanted to listen to the old man's lecture, but because they wanted Wang Shi to come forward.

After a few people looked at each other, a stout middle-aged scholar said, "Lord, we are not angry for the sake of face, but that Duke Wei is really ungrateful!"

As he spoke, he looked at the several family heads around him and said indignantly, "When he returned victorious, who among you didn't congratulate him? And what happened? He didn't even give us the slightest bit of face!"

(End of this chapter)