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Facts proved Liu Xie's idea, and the representatives of the Changsha gentry who came to welcome him were very satisfied with his attitude.

Those who are dissatisfied are not from Changsha, such as Zhang Ji, Huang Zu, and Han Xuan.

Zhang Ji has a dark history, and he has just been sued by the people of Changsha, so he is naturally in a bad mood.

Huang Zu has no dark history, but Sun Jian's portrait is right in front of him.No matter where he stands, he always feels that there are two pairs of eyes looking at him, like awns on his back.

These eyes looked like Sun Jian's, but they weren't quite there, which made him feel a chill on his neck.

Han Xuan was very disappointed.

He was originally the prefect of Changsha, and he had the highest official position among the people who came to welcome him, but Huan Jie took away the light that belonged to him as soon as he opened his mouth.The people of Changsha didn't take him seriously, and the emperor didn't take him seriously, as if he, the prefect of Changsha, was just a display.

It seems that the emperor is very dissatisfied with his performance. If he doesn't think of a way, his official career may come to an end.

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Huan Jie worshiped as a servant and became a close minister of the emperor. He quickly handed over relevant government affairs and changed into the costume of a servant.

For him, this is his second visit to the dynasty.

Before that, he had been promoted as Xiaolian by Sun Jian and worshiped as Shang Shulang.Sun Jian died in Xiangyang. After hearing the news, he rushed to Xiangyang, asked Liu Biao for Sun Jian's body, and sent it back to Jiangdong. He never returned to the court and stayed there.

Because of this incident, Huan Jie became famous and became a well-known righteous man.

Liu Biao also heard of his reputation, and once wanted to make him an official, but he refused.

Speaking of the past, Liu Xie was also a little strange, so he asked Huan Jie during the chat after the banquet, did you have the foresight to know that Liu Biao could not succeed, or did you not want to be with Liu Biao because Sun Jian died at the hands of Liu Biao?

Huan Jie is also frank, and both.

He further explained to Liu Xie that the reason why Liu Biao was able to ride into Jingzhou alone was not only his personal reputation, but also the help of Kuai Yue, Cai Mao and others.Both Kuai Yue and Cai Mao were from Nanjun, specifically, from counties near Xiangyang.They have always been prejudiced against Jiangnan, and after gaining power, they only cared about their own interests and never considered other people, let alone the four counties in Jiangnan.

Although Liu Xian and others were dismissed by Liu Biao because of their reputation, they did not gain Liu Biao's trust.

Huan Jie knew about Liu Biao's affairs as early as when he was Shang Shulang in the imperial court. He knew that this man had achieved nothing and would lose in the future. Coupled with Sun Jian's death, he naturally didn't want to ruin his reputation for his ease in the past few years.

Liu Xie heard the overtones and came to a sudden. "You didn't want to enter the court before, it was because of Liu Xian, right?"

Huan Jie made no secret of it. "That's right. If it wasn't for seeing Liu Xian's nephew Zhou Buyi accompanying His Majesty, even if His Majesty grants grace today, I would not dare to obey the imperial edict."

Liu Xie looked back at Zhou Buyi who was standing aside, and couldn't help smiling.

The meeting between him and Liu Xian was indeed not smooth, and Liu Xian also suffered a lot of grievances.

Fortunately, the result is satisfactory. Liu Xian is currently the chief secretary of the North of Situ Mansion, in charge of the affairs of the three prefectures of Hebei and You.Zhou Buyi is by his side as a young boy, always benefiting from natural sciences including arithmetic, he is considered a leader among the younger generation, and it will be a matter of time before he gets ahead.

"There is a legacy of Chu Kuang under one step."

Huan Jie laughed. "I'm luckier than Jie Yu, and luckier than Qu Zi and Jia Sheng. When I reach middle age, I can serve His Majesty again and go to the king's way together."

"This is fate." Liu Xie sighed. "The heaven and the earth are all in the same force, and the heroes are not free. People should help themselves, and then the sky will help them. If I don't work hard, there will be a day when I will reunite with my step."

Huan Jie looked slightly embarrassed.

Liu Xie changed the topic. "I am so, so is the big man, so is Changsha. Mr. Huan, tell me your opinion."

Huan Jie was slightly startled, and then he understood what Liu Xie meant, and felt ashamed.Just now he thought that Liu Xie was mocking him for not being loyal when the court was in trouble, but now he realized that Liu Xie was lamenting that people should help themselves and not wait for gifts.

If you think about it, it does.

The imperial court intends to develop Jiangnan, and has been working hard in the past few years, but in the final analysis, the imperial court can provide limited help to Jiangnan. Instead, it needs Jiangnan to provide money and food to supply the army's conquest.

If Jiangnan wants to develop, it must ultimately rely on itself.

Huan Jie thought about it carefully. "Your Majesty, this is a century-old plan. I dare not be presumptuous. Please allow your Majesty to think about it for a few days before reporting."

"That should be the case." Liu Xie readily agreed, and said to Zhou Buyi, "Find out the relevant documents of the Situ Mansion on the establishment of the capital in Jiangling for the reference of Lord Huan."

Zhou Buyi bowed to accept the order, and went to pick up the documents.

Liu Xie said again: "Although the idea of ​​establishing the capital in Jiangling is temporarily unfeasible, Jiangling's advantages are still established. If we can make full use of these advantages, the development of Jiangnan will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Huan Jie agreed, and then said: "Your Majesty, I do have a superficial idea."

"Say."

"There is a lot of water in the south of the Yangtze River, and ships are the most important means of transportation. Transporting troops, food, people and goods all depend on their strength. Although Yuzhang has ship officers, they mainly supervise the construction of warships, and have no time to take care of civilian ships. Dongting has a vast area. It is enough to test the ship, and it may be helpful if we can build a ship officer in Changsha and specialize in the manufacture of new ships for civilian use."

Liu Xie's heart skipped a beat.

After several years of hard work and a large amount of capital investment, the technical level of the Yuzhang ship officers has been significantly improved, and even the prototype of the propeller-car and boat has been created.However, these technologies are currently only used to build warships to prepare for Sun Ce's expedition to sea, and the economic benefits produced are limited.

If the military can be transformed into civilians and these technologies are extended to the fields of people's livelihood, benefits can be generated quickly, which in turn will feed back the research of shipbuilding technology.

Huan Jie's proposal was timely.

However, the timing is so coincidental, it doesn't seem like a sudden inspiration, but a premeditated plan.

There are people from Changsha among the Yuzhang ship officers. Huan Jie and the others should have learned some news, knowing that the upgrade of shipbuilding technology is just around the corner, and want to take this opportunity to get a share first.

The interests are limited, the rain and dew cannot be shared equally, and it is inconvenient to discuss openly in the public, so Huan Jie can only ask for an order in front of the imperial court.

Chapter 1199 Changsha Shipping Administration

"It is not enough to build a ship officer, but a school is also needed." Liu Xie said unhurriedly: "Without the support of the research and development of the school, even if the ship officer is built, the stamina will not be enough. Although the Yuzhang ship officer has skilled craftsmen, But their energy is mainly concentrated on building warships, and the technology that can be extended to civilian ships is limited, so it is better to build a school dedicated to the study of civilian ships, and self-develop technologies suitable for civilian ships."

Huan Jie suddenly understood what Liu Xie meant, and felt a little troubled.

Of course he knows the significance of building a school, but building a school requires investment, and there will be no output in the short term.Although Changsha is the most powerful of the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River, it still cannot be compared with Nanyang. Its household registration is less than half that of Nanyang, and its economic strength is even farther away. It can build ordinary schools, but it may not be able to build ship schools.

Ordinary schools can teach as long as they provide houses and desks, but the ship school needs a shipyard to continuously trial-manufacture new ships, which costs a lot.They just want to build a shipyard, and ask the emperor to send some craftsmen from Yuzhang ship officials to directly build and sell new ships, but they don't want to spend a lot of money on trial production.

It was only at this moment that he realized the true meaning of Liu Xie's saying that "people should help themselves, and nature will help them".

The emperor always thinks about long-term interests, thinking about accumulation, not immediate interests.

People in Changsha don't want to invest, and they just want to reap the benefits, which is too naive.

Looking at Huan Jie's face, Liu Xie understood what he was thinking. "Think too slow?"

Huan Jie said honestly: "The matter of building a school is indeed not in my plan."

"Not enough money?"

"Changsha really can't be compared with Nanyang. Even Linxiang, the county with the largest household registration, has a household registration of only [-], and the household registration by Dongting Lake is even less, so it cannot support the ship's officers and the school at the same time."

Liu Xie smiled.

Huan Jie is worthy of being a local celebrity, and he knows the situation in Changsha very well.

Including Linxiang, the prefecture, there are [-] counties in Changsha County, with more than [-] households and more than one million people, but most of them are located in the south of Changsha, and the development of Dongting Lake is not good.The nearest Luo County is also on the Miluo River, nearly a hundred miles away from Dongting Lake.The important town of Yueyang in later generations has not yet been established as a county, just some small settlements.

This is related to the special water regime of Dongting Lake.

Dongting Lake was originally a part of Yunmengze, with limited water depth and obvious changes with the seasons.When there is a lot of rain, there is a vast expanse here.When there is less rain, a large area of ​​the lake bottom can be exposed here, leaving only a small area of ​​water.

Although it is not as exaggerated as the transformation of the Great Lakes into grasslands in later generations, the drastic changes in the water area are indeed not conducive to development.

There are limited locations that can meet the needs of shipbuilding, such as Junshan in the center of the lake.

But there are not many people near Junshan, and there is not much arable land, so it cannot support many people.To build a ship officer and a school in Junshan, it is necessary to transfer money and food from other places, which is an additional expense.

Changsha's financial resources are limited, and it is a bit overwhelming to spread out such a big battle all at once.

But it was based on the consideration of Changsha County's self-reliance, and he did not intend to let it go, and it was all planned by Changsha County.

Liu Xie made a suggestion: the school and the ship's officers should be built at the same time, and the government's appropriation and private financing should be used together.

The management authority of civilian ship manufacturing originally belonged to Sikong Mansion, but now it is transferred to Situ Mansion, and Situ Mansion naturally has to pay part of the money.In addition, Changsha County has to raise part of its own funds.

If necessary, you can also cooperate with Wuling.

After the ship officers and the school are built, Wuling will definitely benefit from it.

In addition to these two plans, Liu Xie said that the Shaofu can also contribute part of the funds, and the queen has tens of thousands of gold in idle funds, which can be invested in the ship's officers.If necessary, some skilled craftsmen can be selected from Shangfang Supervisor as the teachers of the school, including myself, who can undertake part of the teaching tasks.

Building a school is not as difficult as you might imagine, and the results are quick. You can see the benefits within three to five years, and you may become the golden hen of Changsha County in ten years, creating a steady stream of benefits.

After hearing Liu Xie's suggestion, Huan Jie was shocked.

He had met the Son of Heaven when he was Shang Shulang in the palace, but the Son of Heaven was just nine years old at that time, and he was put on the throne by Dong Zhuo ignorantly, and he didn't understand anything.After he left office, he never met the emperor, only heard that the emperor beheaded Li Jue in Huayin, and then moved to Bingliang, where he pacified the world in an unexpected way and used his soldiers like a god.

He never expected that the emperor would be so clever in doing business.What he thought was unrealistic at first, but after the analysis of the emperor, it is possible to solve it easily.

According to the emperor's plan, as long as he can raise [-] to [-] gold, the ship officer and school can be built.

Changsha can afford this amount of money.

Their original plan was to raise [-] to [-] gold to participate in the construction of the ship's officers, but they didn't know if the emperor could give them this qualification.After all, this ship officer is not an ordinary small ship officer, but a big ship officer comparable to Yuzhang's ship officer.Generally speaking, the imperial court would not allow private capital to intervene in such an important industry.

But they were wrong. The emperor not only did not object to their intervention, but also hoped that they would invest more.

Huan Jie was not sure, so he asked Liu Xie cautiously. "Your Majesty is saying that the newly built ship officer and school will be jointly built by the imperial court and Changsha?"

"Of course, concentrate on doing big things."

"Then how will the proceeds be distributed?"

"These specific regulations will be discussed at that time. People from Situ Mansion will come, and I will also arrange people to participate. You should first discuss with the wealthy households in Changsha, listen to their opinions, and see how much money you can raise."

Huan Jie was right in his arms, and even a little overjoyed.

He didn't expect the emperor to be so sincere, it was completely beyond his imagination.

At this time, Zhou Buyu found the relevant documents, handed them to Huan Jie, and asked him to sign the relevant documents.Holding a thick stack of official documents, Huan Jie was overjoyed, and left in a hurry after another obeisance.

He has to rush back to read these documents, make full preparations, and then consult with the rich and aristocratic families in Changsha to raise funds.

Seeing off Huan Jie, Zhou Buyi was a little puzzled, and after getting Liu Xie's permission, he asked a question.

"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, with the Han River as the boundary, the southerners steer the boats, and the northerners ride horses. The shipping administration in the south is like the horse administration in the north. It is a major national event. How can the common people participate?"

Liu Xie said: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, not just the responsibility of the emperor and the court. Even if it is related to the fundamental industry of the country, the power of the people can be exerted under the condition of ensuring control. For example, the horse government, the military When choosing war horses in the army, wouldn’t they also buy them from herdsmen? The same is true for shipbuilding. The most important warships are controlled by the imperial court, while ordinary civilian ships need not be taken over by the imperial court. efficiency."

He paused for a moment, and then said: "Yi Yun: Brothers with one heart can cut gold with profit. Words of one heart stink like orchids. The same goes for the court and the common people. Necessary caution is essential, but guarding against the people is like guarding against thieves. It’s not necessary. Only when the upper and lower have the same desire, instead of guarding against each other, can we build the kingly way together. Yuan Zhi, the way is not empty words, it should be practiced by the body.”

Zhou Buyi bowed himself to be taught.

Chapter 1200 A Bright Future

When Huan Jie returned to his residence, his wife, Fu Shi, was still awake, sitting in the hall with a couple of children and waiting.

The younger brother Huan Zuan stood in the courtyard above the hall, looking up at the sky with his hands behind his back.

They were all worried about Huan Jie.

It was normal for Huan Jie, as a meritorious officer of the county, to meet with the prefect Han Xuan.But they all knew that Huan Jie had encouraged Han Xuan to sue him, and they didn't know how the emperor would react, and whether he would see that Huan Jie was behind the scenes, and thus anger Huan Jie.

It wasn't until the banquet for the emperor was over, and people came to announce the good news one after another, saying that Huan Jie had won the emperor's favor and worshiped the servant, they felt a little more at ease, but they couldn't really relax.

What if the Son of Heaven just bought people's hearts, praised Huan Jie in front of everyone, turned around and attacked Huan Jie?

God's favor is unpredictable, and they couldn't sleep without seeing Huan Jie himself.

Seeing Huan Jie striding into the house in a servant's official uniform with a stack of papers in his arms, they breathed a sigh of relief and got up to greet him.

"Brother, what is the emperor like?" Huan Zun asked impatiently.

"My lord, even though Emperor Qin and Wu of Han are out of reach." Huan Jie put down the documents in his arms, poured a cup of tea, and drank it all in one gulp.

He talked with the emperor for a long time, and he was excited again, and after walking all the way back, his throat was about to smoke.

"Is it so good?" Huan Zuan couldn't believe it, wondering whether Huan Jie had drunk too much, or was excited and exaggerated because he had just been appointed servant.

"If you have a chance, you will know it once you see it with your own eyes. By the way, Shu Xu, you must practice martial arts with your heart, and strive to pass the examination of loose cavalry this autumn, and serve the emperor around."

Huan Zuan blinked and looked at his sister-in-law Fu Shi. "Sister-in-law, brother is very happy."

His parents died early, and he was brought up by his sister-in-law Fu.In addition, Fu's age is not too old. It is better to say that the eldest sister-in-law is like a sister than a mother, and she has always spoken more casually.

Fu cast a glance at Huan Jie, and said with a smile, "Unfortunately, it was a wrong step. If it could be like this back then, how could it have been idle for ten years?"

Huan Jie also felt a little bit emotional, feeling that he was blind at the time, why didn't he see that the Son of Heaven was such a hero.

Had he known this, he would not have left the imperial court, no matter how dangerous it was, he would have followed the emperor.

If this is the case, it should be sealed by now, right?

Putting that bit of regret behind him, Huan Jie told his wife and younger brother in detail how he met the emperor.

Fu Shi and Huan Zuan were also dumbfounded.

Is the emperor so generous?