So, when Zhuge Liang finished observing the terrain of Yuzhou and was about to return, he saw this amazing scene. Both sides of the road were covered with luxurious Hexuan vassals, and the people lined up, even those who had Hexuan sects at home
, I also wanted to try this very luxurious hamlet. Some pavilions have one or two lords, while some richer pavilions have seven or eight lords.
Zhuge Liang felt a little incredible, and when he heard that Zhou Mu was coming, the people were even more excited and rushed forward one after another.
There was an unprecedented enthusiasm. The people were very happy and even respected them. His followers wanted to stop him, but Zhuge Liang was unhappy and asked his followers to disperse. He walked forward and everyone paid their respects. Zhuge Liang smiled.
In return of the gift, before Zhuge Liang could speak, everyone shouted, "Thank you so much, Lord Zhuge! You are indeed the Zhou Mu, you have really taught a talented young man!"
"Thank you Zhou Mu!"
"Is Yuan Shaojun here?"
Everyone asked questions one after another, and Zhuge Liang didn't know how to answer for a while. At this moment, an older man scolded loudly: "Just shut up!" After hearing the scolding of the old man, everyone just shut up, and the old man stopped.
He walked slowly in front of Zhuge Liang with a cane. Zhuge Liang hurriedly bowed to see him. For an elderly man, not to mention the state pastor, even the emperor had to bow to see him.
"Mr. Zhou... don't blame these savages for being rude, we are also happy." The old man said, Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "I don't dare, it's just that these days, I have been in the mountains and forests, observing.
Mines and the like, but I don’t know what happened in Yuzhou to make you so happy? And this... this is the Hun Fan??"
Zhuge Liang asked hesitantly.
The old man smiled and stroked his beard and said: "Master Zhuge, this is all the result of Yuan Shufan!"
"who?"
"Your disciple, Yuan Shufan."
Zhuge Liang looked a little confused, this sounded like a curse.
"Young Master is a talented man. He comes from the Yuan family, but he has no aristocratic spirit. He always thinks about us common people. In the past, Yuzhou had many household registrations, but there were no feudal vassals. Everything was filthy, especially women and children. They were helpless. Fortunately, Yuan Hoo came to the vassal.
Yes, we in Yuzhou are all different. All over Yuzhou, we have built Hexuan. They are spacious and bright. When foreigners come, they can’t believe that this is Hexuan.”
"The road became tidy all of a sudden. We wanted to go and say thank you, but Yuan Shufan also avoided seeing him. Only Zhou Mu can teach such moral talents. Has there ever been an official in the world who is so close to the people and for the people?
, We are so grateful...", the old man said excitedly, and Zhuge Liang understood, it turned out to be like this.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Yao actually used his appeal in Yuzhou to complete this matter. He thought that he would be ashamed of this matter and refused to make it public. Okay, a kid can be taught. Finally, he
After understanding his hard work, Zhuge Liang felt very pleased. He listened happily and replied modestly when everyone praised his disciples.
Zhuge Liang chatted with them for a while and was about to leave, but his father-in-law refused to let him go. He insisted on pulling him and wanted him to try the Houfan built by Yuan Houfan himself. Zhuge Liang couldn't laugh or cry, so he could only agree.
Yes, yes, this kid is practicing really well.
Zhuge Liang took a carriage and walked all the way towards Ancheng. Along the way, he saw countless feudal lords. The roads had also been renovated. The brand-new roads and these feudal lords made the people very happy. They could be heard everywhere. The laughter made them feel a different kind of pride in their hearts. So what about Luoyang? Is there such a vassal clan as Yuzhou?
Zhuge Liang also understood that it was time to implement several of his own policies, and public opinion had begun to support such construction.
After returning to the mansion, Zhuge Liang put other things aside. First, he wanted to see Yuan Yao and listen to his words. Yuan Yao was in the study at the moment, which made Zhuge Liang even more happy. Okay, I'm not here. At that time, I also knew that reading can enrich myself. This child did not disappoint me. Zhuge Liang was very pleased. When he opened the door of the study and walked into the study, Yuan Yao was holding the scroll and staring at it.
If he could walk in front of Yuan Yao, he would see Yuan Yao's blank face muttering to himself in a low voice.
"Yuan Ho Fan...Yuan Ho Fan...."
Walking behind Yuan Yao, Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "You should work hard, but you should also go out for a while." Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Yuan Yao jumped up suddenly, turned around, and saw Zhuge Liang's eyes suddenly turned red. He stepped forward and hugged Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang hugged him gently and said, "You did very well, very well. I am very happy."
"Master..." Yuan Yao looked aggrieved.
"You have done well enough. Even if I come here, I may not do better than you. Do you know that now, the people of Yuzhou respect you very much and call you Yuan Mingfan affectionately."
"Master...I know!" Yuan Yao almost cried.
"Don't be excited, don't be complacent, you have to keep working hard."
"But, Master, I...this..." Looking at Zhuge Liang who looked pleased in front of him, Yuan Yao didn't know how to explain it for a while. Zhuge Liang looked at the case in the distance and said: "Okay, You don’t have to read these books every day. You have learned enough and now you can help me, which is great. In this way, you can continue to help me in the next big things."
"Huh?" Yuan Yao's mood suddenly improved and he said, "What's the matter?"
Zhuge Liang sat down and asked Yuan Yao to sit in front of him, and then said: "I don't need to say more about the main decrees. The governors of various places will start construction today, and I will patrol every county. Incentivizing local officials can also be regarded as monitoring the construction progress and the use of money."
"As for you, you have a great reputation among the people. I hope you can help me to motivate the people at the construction sites everywhere, explore the people's sentiments, and see if there is anything you can help."
"In this way, many things in Yuzhou will definitely get better and better. I can't say it will be faster than I expected. The western mine will be formed in two years, and the reclamation and other things will go very smoothly. In addition, , Yang'an County, Xiangcheng County, and Ruyin County are going to build water conservancy channels. You have to go to these three places to inform the people of the future benefits. The most important thing is that there should be no situation where officials oppress the people. !”
Yuan Yao thought for a moment, this is much better than repairing the vassal vassal, yes, so he agreed. Thinking of this, Yuan Yao stood up, bowed to Zhuge Liang, and said: "Sincerely!" Zhuge Liang smiled. He stood up and said, "I still have some gifts for you."
"Ah? Master, why are you so embarrassed? Hahaha." Yuan Yao laughed a little embarrassedly, but also looked forward to it. Zhuge Liang smiled, clapped his hands, and immediately, someone followed him out of the door. He came in and put a bunch of things in front of him. Yuan Yao looked at them with confusion and asked: "Master, it's so heavy, what are these?"
"These days, I have been busy with government affairs, and you have not been able to make new test papers. This is compiled by my teacher on behalf of a few friends. You will not have to worry about having no test papers to do in the future. How about it, are you happy?"
"Haha... I'm happy, I'm happy, Master, I'm so touched..."
Zhuge Liang looked at Yuan Yao who was moved to tears in front of him, sighed, and said: "It doesn't have to be like this, I am your master, this is what I should do."
"Thank you, Master..."
The ninth year of Yankang, April
Yuzhou has officially started construction. Compared with other states, this is already a slow start. Yanzhou next door started construction as early as five months ago and has already gained a lot. Zhuge Liang is not Urgent, his purpose is not to compete with others, but to do his own thing well. His busy work in these months can be regarded as rewarded.
Different from the forced corvee in other states and counties, here in Yuzhou, the people have responded to several large-scale construction projects. Whether it is reclamation, mining, or water conservancy, the people have flocked to it and have not refused to go. It is precisely because of this. Yuzhou has just formed a situation of catching up from behind. In just two months, Yuzhou's progress has surpassed that of most states and counties.
The people enjoyed it very much, and the treatment given by Zhuge Liang was also quite high. In a short period of time, Yuzhou experienced earth-shaking changes. Among them, the officials and the people were all happy, but Yuan Yao was the most unhappy one. One, he thought he had finished all the test papers. When he was happy, Master gave him another test paper that he could not finish for almost a year.
As expected, when I finish these next year, Master will send another batch.
These test papers have different question makers, which can be easily seen. In addition, some new military knowledge has been added. Yuan Yao is a little confused. Does it mean that to take the imperial examination, you need to know something about military affairs?
Naturally, he didn't know that this was Zhuge Liang writing to Sima Yi, Zhou Yu, Pang Tong, and even Guan Yu, asking them to help Yuan Yao. When they heard that it was Yuan Yao's matter, these people didn't refuse at all. Sima Yi came up with a set of arithmetic and political issues. , Zhou Yu published a set of art of war, and even the internal affairs examination, Pang Tong published the relevant content of Confucian classics, Guan Yuluo listed the military test questions, plus Zhuge Liang's own, this is the pile of test papers in front of Yuan Yao.
In order to do this, Yuan Yao felt like his head was going to explode.
On weekdays, he would be among the people, asking them about their situation, or eating their food, to see if any officials were taking advantage of them or bullying the people. As a result, he actually found a few of them. There was a county magistrate in Lu County who forcibly recruited some old men to participate in corvee service. In Runan, there were also cases where bribes were taken from powerful men but there was no expropriation.
After Yuan Yao solved these problems, Yuan Yao's reputation among the people became even greater.
The reputation of the Yuan Huan vassal is resounding throughout Yuzhou and the surrounding areas of Yuzhou, and no one knows about it.