Chapter 887: Joy and sorrow are incompatible
Ma Tian walked towards Li Ming holding two bowls.
Li Ming was too lazy to get up and just stretched out his hand to ask for it.
Ma Tian took his hand back and looked at Li Ming, who looked a bit like a wanderer:
“Have you washed your hands?”
Li Ming smacked his lips and gestured to the soap powder not far away:
“If you eat without washing your hands, will my work points be deducted?”
Last year, the white disaster in Liangzhou almost caused a refugee wave in Liangzhou.
Fortunately, Feng Langjun's gold-lettered signboard was strong enough, and coupled with Feng Governor's management in Longyou in the early years, he made a lot of money.
That’s why he can barely lead the people of Liangzhou through this difficulty.
Although Cao Cao sent Xia Houyuan to pacify Liangzhou in the early years, local rebellions in Liangzhou have never stopped over the years.
The consequence of long-term unrest is that a large amount of land has been abandoned.
In addition, most of the Qiang and Hu people in Liangzhou are half-farmers and half-grazers. If they don’t farm, they can survive as long as they have enough cattle and sheep.
As a result, even during the short period of stability in Liangzhou, the recovery rate of farming was far slower than that in the Central Plains.
Until Feng Langjun came from the south.
He brought a new concept of the Han Dynasty treating Han and foreigners as the same, and also brought the advanced farming methods of Shu.
He is a good person in the eyes of the barbarians.
The Han and Hu people who could not survive the white disaster began to build water conservancy projects and reclaim wasteland under his leadership.
When the new chief of the Liangzhou Prefecture, Shi Liao Hua, arrived, he also brought a batch of grain.
Finally, the problem of food shortage in the governor's office was completely alleviated.
The remaining shortage can be solved by Dongfeng Express slowly transporting grain from Shu.
Coupled with the market regulation role of the Nanxiang Exchange and the grain obtained by Feng Governor in Liangzhou, it was enough to support the governor's government to carry out work-for-relief projects calmly.
The fields that have been opened up are divided into 70% and 70% between Han people and Hu people, which is very fair.
It’s really fair.
Due to the PY transaction between Feng Jishi and the Liangzhou family, a large number of herdsmen were needed in the pastures and a large number of handymen were needed in the workshops.
Han people are naturally more attached to the land.
The Hu people are more likely to deal with livestock.
The implicit regulation by the government can make the Hu people more inclined to enter the pastures and workshops.
The first step for scholars like Ma Tian and Li Ming who came to Liangzhou to take the examination was to participate in this work-for-relief program.
The infrastructure projects of Liangzhou Governor's Office are different from the traditional corvee organized by the government.
The civilians are just like the army, with ten people forming an army, fifty people forming a team, and a hundred people forming a tunnel.
What Ma Tian and Li Ming have to do is to lead the peasants assigned to them and complete the tasks assigned to them by their superiors to build canals or open up wasteland on time.
Of course, Kaoshi became a foreman. This change of status was really too great, and many scholars reacted strongly.
But with Zhang Xiaosi in the Governor's Mansion, he was naturally well prepared.
With Feng's current status as governor, coupled with Feng Langjun's unique skill of "eloquent words and seduction", he is not afraid of quarreling with literati.
The sentence "Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living and the people, carry on the unique knowledge for the past saints, and create peace for all generations" is enough to make all the scholars in the world shut up obediently.
However, "How can you govern the world if you can't govern a canal with a hundred men?"
Since you have the ability, prove it!
It’s not like I won’t give you a chance to prove it.
The exam is your chance to prove that you can be a herder.
As long as the tasks assigned by the governor's office can be completed, someone will automatically record the work points.
As long as you accumulate enough work points within three months, you will be able to pass the first stage of the exam.
It means you already have the most basic herder abilities.
Of course, if you perform well and save enough work points in advance, you can pass the exams in the first three months in advance.
But it is not an easy task.
Because a scholar must lead at least a hundred men, he must not only know how to coordinate the distribution, but also how to organize manpower.
At the same time, scholars must constantly sum up experience and complete tasks as quickly as possible.
Also know how to resolve disputes.
After all, the common people are not robots with no emotions, and they are still a mixture of Han and Hu. It is inevitable that there will be some conflicts on weekdays.
How many years has the Nanxiang Engineering Team been engaged in?
How many people can do how much earth work? Is there anyone in the world who knows better than them?
The tasks assigned on a per-person basis are all given on a pinch-by basis.
If you want to fool yourself, it will definitely not be possible.
If you work in shifts, you can barely complete it at best.
Only those who are at least somewhat capable are likely to stand out.
If that's all, in the first stage of Liangzhou's exams, there is actually such an operation of deducting work points.
There are many rules such as open defecation, not washing hands before eating, etc.
Not only did the scholars have to take the lead in observing them, but they also had to make sure that the people they led also obeyed them.
“I never thought about it before. It’s just leading hundreds of people. It’s not easy.”
Li Ming took the black bean soup handed over by Ma Tian, took a sip, and then said something with emotion.
Although he was complaining a little, his tone was obviously a little proud.
It has changed a lot since the beginning.
the reason is simple.
Such a strict and thorough examination can only show that the Liangzhou Governor's Office was well prepared.
In other words, taking exams and selecting talents is much more serious than imagined.
It turned out that some people in Shu who were worried that this move was to appease Liangzhou's wealthy families secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
As for Ma Tian and Li Ming, because of their outstanding performance, they already have more than 300 civilians under their command, and they are almost certain to pass the first stage of the examination.
As long as they submit an acceptable strategy, they will be promoted.
“Who doesn’t understand the complexity of worldly affairs without being involved in the affairs of the world? Who can’t manage the world by talking about it?”
Ma Tian also sat down next to Li Ming, holding a bowl and spoke with great emotion.
After drinking a bowl of black bean soup, the heat in his body seemed to be reduced a little. Li Ming asked:
“I heard that in the past two days, in order to catch up with the work, some people asked the peasants to work in the scorching sun at noon, which caused several people to get sick. What happened in the end?”
Martin is far better at dealing with others than Li Ming, and can often find out information that others don't know from some channels.
Only heard him reply:
"It is said that the qualifications for managing civilian husbands have been suspended. How to deal with it in the end depends on the news from the governor's office."
Martin said as he shook his head:
"When the Han Dynasty first returned to Liangzhou, it was originally intended to win over people's hearts. In my opinion, this purpose of building water conservancy and reclaiming wasteland was precisely for this purpose."
"If this matter spreads and is used by someone with ulterior motives, it will not harm the reputation of the governor's office. Therefore, in my opinion, the governor's office should handle this matter carefully."
Every day at noon, the people are allowed to rest for an hour. This is a rule set by the governor's office.
Because the common people only had two meals a day, morning and evening, the most they could do was drink some black bean soup at noon to relieve the heat.
But they do heavy physical work, so naturally they cannot be forced too much.
The two were chatting, and a burst of cheers came from not far away.
Then the sound of Yiyi's singing floated faintly:
“I’ve just had my hair start to cover my forehead, so I’ll break the flowers and play in front of the door…”
Li Ming sighed and asked Ma Tian:
“Tell me, how would Governor Feng feel if he heard that his poems had been changed like this?”
Ma Tian didn’t take it seriously and laughed:
“The Governor Feng may not be aware of this matter. Since no one is stopping it, it means the superiors tacitly approve it.”
As he said this, he winked and said, "When it's too hot to take a break, letting the peasants listen to these songs can boost their morale."
Li Ming smiled bitterly.
As a scholar, it is extremely frustrating to hear that a famous poem has been altered into a mess by an actor and then sung to the common people.
But the common people down there don’t have much entertainment activities on weekdays. After a long time, it becomes a little too depressing.
So the actors from the construction site appeared.
Either rapping or storytelling.
It just so happens that the people like to hear this tune.
Whenever it’s lunch break, there’s no need to make any arrangements, they will automatically make room, waiting for the actor to appear.
To Li Ming's ears, that was terrible.
But in the eyes of the people, it is something that they are looking forward to.
They are all vulgar and mud-legged people, and even Douda cannot read a single word. Who can understand those elegant songs?
So in rap and storytelling, the more straightforward the better, and the more cheesy the better.
It's just too vulgar, and sometimes it's a bit too much.
So when they heard that Xiao Longnu had been defiled by Cao, a man who specialized in obscene sacrifices for a living, the nervous people who couldn't control themselves suddenly went into an uproar.
But I saw a man stand up suddenly and cursed with anger on his face:
“Shuzi dares you!”
While cursing, he slammed the clod of soil in his hand towards the storyteller.
Unexpectedly, the storyteller had been prepared for it. He was short and nimbly dived under the table.
The clod of soil flew towards the back and fell directly into the crowd behind.
I don’t know which unlucky guy I hit, I just heard a scream, and then another curse: "Idiot!"
At first, the book was caused by a stomach. At this time, everyone sitting in the shed was a bit stunned.
“What?!”
But when I saw a few stewards standing guard at the door of the shed, they shouted, "You don't want to hear it, do you?"
The shed immediately fell silent.
“Where can you find such a day when you have food, drink, shelter, and the ability to listen to books? What’s the fuss about? If you don’t want to listen, just go to work!”
The storyteller poked his head out from under the table, made sure it was safe, stood up again, and wiped off the cold sweat.
This is not the first time he has encountered this kind of situation.
The steward motioned for the storyteller to continue.
Then he sat down again and murmured a curse:
“Why is it that Guo Jing can marry a fairy like Huang Rong, but when he comes to Yang Guo, it’s all hardships..."
Another steward said: "That's right, that Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng is not the son of a man! If he stands in front of me now, I will give him a few big slaps!"
“That’s right, not only do you have to smoke, but you also have to make corrections. If the changes are not satisfactory, then continue to smoke! Until you are satisfied!”
Several bosses in charge were slapping someone's big mouth obscenely while discussing how to make modifications to satisfy them.
It wasn’t until the sun outside turned a little and it became cooler that he stood up and said hello:
“The time is up, hurry up and get ready to work.”
Everyone sighed together and got up reluctantly.
“Hurry up, finish the work, and the Xian’er Club is coming during dinner time!”
Then there was an uproar again.
The reaction of the crowd was even more exciting than when the little dragon girl was defiled by the obscene sacrifice.
“Seriously?”
“Do you really want to come over?”
"What's the use of lying to you? They were at the construction site in the north a few days ago, and now it's our turn."
"Very good!"
“You know better, why don’t you hurry up? The construction site work in the north is good, and the Xianer Club sang for five nights in a row. If we don’t do well here, we can’t leave tonight.”
"do not!"
“Work, work, work!”
Probably due to the influence of the Xinghan Society, a trend of establishing societies quietly emerged in Han Dynasty.
Especially in Nanxiang, due to the increasing number of coolies, gangs with Zhongyi Temple as the center of their activities naturally emerged.
This Xian'er Club may have a good name, but in fact, it is a rap group composed of several actors.
There are many rap groups at various infrastructure construction sites in Liangzhou, performing folk art for civilians, and Xianer Club is one of them.
There are two girls in this club. I heard they came from the Western Regions. They are really good-looking. Most importantly, they are good at belly dancing.
That small waist, tsk tsk!
In any case, in the eyes of the common people, he looks like a fairy.
There must be some heels, otherwise such a beautiful and talented woman would have been hidden in the backyard by someone.
Legend, just a legend, someone specially transported a group of girls who were good at dancing from the Western Regions, with the intention of giving them to Governor Feng.
Unexpectedly, Governor Feng was an upright man and did not like women, so he sent them to Nanxiang to learn singing and become actors.
This Xian'er Society is said to be related to that group of women.
I don’t know if it’s true or not, but it’s true that the people found it very satisfying.
After all, I used to face the loess and back to the sky. I would go home at night and see yellow faces.
Where has there ever been such entertainment?
So storytellers and rappers are really very encouraging to the people, which greatly reduces the burden on the grassroots managers at the construction site.
Because the two Han dynasties resolutely cracked down on obscene sacrifices.
So such actions can also make the general public understand the dangers of obscene sacrifices.
For example, Mr. Cao, who defiled Xiao Longnu, has been hated by the people all year round.
The first half of the 10th year of Jianxing was probably one of the few peaceful days in these years.
Ji Han and Cao Wei fought a big battle last year, and they both needed to take a good breather for two or three years before they could recover.
And there are also many things going on within the two countries.
For example, Ji Han needs to digest Liangzhou well, and at the same time mobilize a large amount of grain to be transported to Liangzhou.
As for Cao Wei, the most important thing now is to strengthen the defense of Guanzhong.
Maybe it’s because Cao Rui has been having a bad time these past few years.
Compared with Adou's wedding to the prince in Hanzhong, in February, Cao Rui's newly born daughter Cao Shu died.
Cao Rui did not have many children. Two of his sons died in infancy, and now there are only two daughters and one son left.
Now that another daughter had died, Cao Rui couldn't help but feel extremely sad, so he issued an edict to build a temple in Luoyang and bury her in Nanling.
Not only did he stop attending the funeral in person, but he also asked the ministers of the court to go and mourn.
This made many courtiers very dissatisfied.
Because Cao Shu was still an infant, it was somewhat inappropriate to build a temple in Luoyang and be buried in Nanling.
But this is a royal matter, so it’s hard to say much.
But wearing plain clothes in the morning and crying day and night is really too deceiving.
Chen Qun, the only auxiliary minister who stayed in Luoyang, could not help but remonstrated:
"When I died at the age of eight, the rituals were not prepared, and the month was not due? So I gave it as an adult gift and added it as a uniform. Then I went back to visit the mausoleum and visit my ancestors in person. Since ancient times, there has been no such comparison."
Yang Fu, the Young Master, also advised: "When Emperor Wen and Empress Wuxuan died, your majesty did not attend the funeral. Therefore, you focus on the country, and you are not prepared for danger. Why should you carry an innocent child to the funeral?"
Remind Cao Rui, you didn't even go to the funeral when your adult and grandmother died. Now it's just a baby that died, and you have to lead the court to the funeral. Have you thought about the consequences?
It's a pity that Cao Rui couldn't listen.
Not only could he not listen to it, but he also felt that something bad happened to the Luoyang Palace, and it was thanks to Xuchang.
After Cao Shu's funeral, in April, Cao Rui led the Second Palace to visit Xuchang in a grand manner.
Unexpectedly, in May, the prince Cao Yin died again.
Cao Rui had three sons in total, namely Cao Jiong, Cao Mu, and Cao Yin.
Cao Jiong died in the fourth year of Jianxing, the year when Cao Rui just ascended the throne.
Cao Mu died in the seventh year of Jianxing, the year when Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor, Shu and Wu allied themselves, and jointly declared war on the world.
By the tenth year of Jianxing, the last prince, Cao Yin, could not save his life.
At this point, Cao Rui no longer had his own prince in his harem.
Logically speaking, in this era, early death is actually quite normal.
Moreover, Cao Rui has not yet reached the age of 30. He is still young and strong, so it is very easy to be a prince again.
After all, Uncle Liu Huang was still able to give birth to Adou when he was forty-six years old!
But the strange thing is that a prince did appear in the palace soon, but he was not Cao Rui's biological son, but an adopted son.
In other words, Cao Rui seems to be pessimistic about whether he will be able to give birth to a son in the future.
Throughout the first half of the 10th year of Jianxing, Cao Wei's palace was shrouded in sadness.
It’s just that human beings’ joys and sorrows are not the same.
While Cao Rui was grieving, Feng Governor, who was far away in Liangzhou, was nervous and happy.
In July, the mistress of the Feng family was about to give birth again.
(End of this chapter)