Cai Yong found Kang Bao that day and strongly recommended Zhang Lan as the governor of Zhangzhou to replace the mediocre Yao Jian. Cai Yong's reasons were also sufficient. Zhang Lan's ancestral home was Zhangzhou, and he himself had served as the magistrate of Zhangpu County.
I am very familiar with the situation there.
In fact, Kang Bao also received instructions from Guo Song before sending troops. Yao Guangping managed the five Fujian prefectures well and the people could live and work in peace and contentment. This was closely related to the ability of his senior officials, so Guo Song also agreed with Kang Bao.
Enable Yao Guangping's subordinate officials.
But in addition to Fuzhou, which has the largest population, Guo Song planned to let Zhang Xu, the former minister of Taifu Temple, serve as the governor of Fuzhou. Zhang Xu is from Fuzhou. His return to Fuzhou can be regarded as a return to his hometown in glory. This is not a demotion. Zhang Xu does not have the resume of a local official.
, will hinder him from taking the next step. After he served as governor of Fuzhou for two terms, he could be promoted to minister when he returned to the court.
It was precisely because of the instructions from the King of Jin that Kang Bao asked Zhou Fei to recommend the temporary governor of Quanzhou. Zhou Fei recommended Cai Yong. Now Cai Yong recommended Zhang Lan as the temporary governor of Zhangzhou, and Kang Bao readily agreed.
In the next few days, Kangbao sent 20,000 troops and divided them into four directions to attack the states. Because Cai Yong wrote to the Yao brothers in advance to eliminate the misunderstanding, the Yao brothers surrendered to the imperial army one after another, allowing the 20,000-strong army to be recovered without bloodshed.
Fuzhou, Jianzhou, Tingzhou and Zhangzhou, the imperial army completely recovered the five states of Changle.
At the same time, the battle to capture Huaixi also ended. The four Jin armies captured Shouchun City in two days. The two sides fought fiercely in the city all night. Gao You was desperate and committed suicide by taking poison. His last eight thousand troops were also destroyed.
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Huaixi was recovered, which meant that the vast southern area south of the Huaihe River was completely pacified by the imperial court.
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This morning, dozens of craftsmen were installing glass on the windows of Huaxe Building, the residence of King Jin's family. This was a big event. The glass was a new product made by Liulifang, a craftsman in Xianyang. Quartz and quartz sand were used to melt and remove impurities.
After forming pieces of flat glass, they are cut with a diamond-equipped blade.
It took at least five days to install the glass. Guo Song's family temporarily moved out of Huaxe Building. All items were packed into boxes. Furniture was wrapped in oilcloth. All belongings were taken away.
Two craftsmen wore thick gloves and carefully placed a piece of glass with sharp edges on the outside. The thin wooden strips had been nailed in advance. Then, they used slender wood on the inside to nail it to the surrounding frame. The glass was then fixed to the window.
Already.
Guo Song stood at a window where the glass had been installed and took a closer look. In fact, there were obvious impurities in the glass. Bubbles of all sizes could be clearly seen, but the transparency was not enough. It was just a little more transparent than natural crystal flakes. Just barely.
When you look at Ningcui Lake outside, you can also see someone walking around, but you can't see who it is.
Xue Tao walked to her husband, looked at the glass and said with a smile: "We all say this is crystal glass? Or is it called Langgan? How did my husband give it a name like glass?"
Guo Song shook his head and smiled: "It is actually a cheap artificial gemstone. It cannot deserve the reputation of Langgan. It can be called crystal glass. The name is not important. What matters is how everyone feels."
Xue Tao said happily: "Of course everyone likes it. After installing it, the room will not need to light up the lights during the day in winter. The room will be much brighter."
Before that, the windows were usually closed in winter, and the windows were made of wooden boards. It was impossible to paper them, and they were not willing to install gauze. So as soon as the windows were closed, the room would become very dark, so the only choice was to light candles. Later,
Bamboo strips of paper appeared, and wealthy people used open tiles or oil paper. In short, before the advent of glass, lighting in winter was always a big problem.
"Husband, can this kind of glass be promoted?"
"Of course it can be promoted. Its raw material is sand and gravel on the river beach. You can get as much as you want, but it takes time. Let's do it step by step!"
At this time, a female guard behind him reminded in a low voice: "Your Highness, Pan Xiangguo just sent [Biquge www.biqugexx.co] people to deliver a letter, saying that something big happened."
Guo Song nodded and smiled at his wife: "I guess some news has come. I'll go to the official room and have a look! Try to come back as soon as possible."
"Husband, go ahead! We can't finish pretending here in a day or two, so just leave it alone."
Guo Song has been feeling a little sick these past two days and has been resting at home for two days. He plans to return to his official residence today.
Guo Song immediately went downstairs, got on a carriage, and headed to the Daming Palace under the escort of hundreds of cavalry. Guo Song certainly didn't go to the Daming Palace by walking on the street like ordinary people did. He took the passage inside the city wall, which can be said to be reserved for the royal family.
The passage connects Daming Palace, Jin Palace and even Qujiang Pool outside the city.
Not long after, Guo Song came to the official room of Daming Palace. As soon as he sat down, Pan Liao and Du You walked in. Pan Liao asked with concern: "Is your highness feeling better?"
Guo Song nodded, "I'm almost recovered. My body is not prone to illness. This is the first time I've been sick in many years."
Du You also expressed concern: "Your Highness, please do not take it lightly. The less likely someone is to get sick, it will be a serious matter once they fall ill."
"Thank you Du Xiangguo for your concern, I will be careful!"
Guo Song smiled and asked again: "Let's talk about business, what's the good news?"
Pan Liao smiled and said: "I just received a good news, can your Highness guess where it is?"
Guo Songlue pondered and said: "If you want me to guess, I guess it should be Quanzhou!"
Du You gave a thumbs up and praised: "Your Highness guessed it right!"
Pan Liao took out the urgent report from Kang Bao and presented it to Guo Song, "Please take a look at it, Your Highness!"
Guo Song had been ill for the past two days, and Zhang Qiu'an, the Minister of War in charge of the military affairs, went to Taiyuan again. Guo Song temporarily asked Pan Liao to take over the battle reports for him.
Guo Song took the military newspaper and read it. The military newspaper said that Quanzhou had been captured, Yao Shun had surrendered, and the Jin army had not injured a single soldier. Cai Yong had written a letter asking the other four states to surrender. The military newspaper finally recommended Cai Yong to temporarily
He was appointed governor of Quanzhou, Zhang Lan was temporarily appointed governor of Zhangzhou, and Luo Xingwen was temporarily appointed governor of Tingzhou.
Guo Song nodded and said to Pan Liao and Du You: "These three are Yao Guangping's sons-in-law, and they are also local prominent families. They are all very capable. The people in the states under Yao Guangping's jurisdiction can live and work in peace and contentment, which is inseparable from the governance of the three of them.
, In addition, I want Zhang Xu to be the governor of Fuzhou and Du Siye to be the governor of Jianzhou. They need to go to other places to hone their skills."
Pan Liao nodded, "Your Highness has thought carefully. Local aristocratic families are very important for us to stabilize the southeast. As His Highness said before, our effective governance of the local area lies in the balance of interests between the court and the local area. Your Highness means the word 'balance'"
It was used very delicately, and this is also the consensus of the Political Affairs Hall, and we unanimously support His Highness’s appointment.”
Guo Song laughed again and said: "I received a report from the Jinwei Mansion a few days ago that Yao Shun of Quanzhou wanted to develop the big island of Liuqiu across the strait, which is the big island that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty sent Zhu Kuan to. In fact, I also
very interested."
Pan Liao and Du You looked at each other, and Pan Liao asked cautiously: "Your Highness also wants to develop Liuqiu Island?"
Guo Song saw that both of them were a little nervous, so he smiled and said: "Don't worry, I know in my heart that developing that big island cannot be achieved by ordinary financial resources and manpower. I just want to build a county town and garrison troops on the island. If I can
Make sure that the big island comes under the jurisdiction of the imperial court."
The two of them were relieved. There were too many places to be developed, including Lingnan, the Western Regions, and Yunnan. His Highness was considering overseas again. Of course they were nervous.
"I heard that the Yao family also built a county town on an island in the middle." Du You said with a smile.
Guo Song nodded, "That island is called Guilong Island. There are hundreds of troops stationed on the island and more than a thousand households. A Penghu County has been built. In fact, I was thinking about changing Guilong Island into a transit supply place."
land, move the garrison and civilians to Ryukyu Island, and then change Ryukyu Island into a place of exile."
"No!"
Du You quickly stopped him, "Your Highness, once it is changed to a place of exile and has a bad name, people will not want to go there. It would be better to change it to a place where no taxes are levied, that will attract people."
Pan Liao also said: "Du Xiangguo is right. Many people yearn for the Peach Blossom Spring, not just how far it is. Sometimes people even hope that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, so that no officials will come to visit. So once the mentality is correct, the conditions will be more difficult.
It doesn’t matter, besides, the conditions are not that bad. Most people don’t have high requirements. As long as they can have enough food and clothing, a house to live in, and fields to cultivate, they will be satisfied.”
"Okay! We will discuss the matter of Liuqiu Island slowly later, and then about the Danba Canal. Pan Xiangguo seems to have said that he has something to discuss with me?"
Guo Song found a map from the bookcase, spread it on the table and said: "I asked the Ministry of Industry to find this from a huge number of old files. It is the Danba Road map drawn by Cui Shi. This canal has a total of
It was more than fifty miles long and had actually been dug through at that time. However, an earthquake later occurred and a large number of boulders fell, blocking the passage again and destroying the Danba Road. The governor of Shangzhou had to petition the court to abandon the Danba Road.
Return to Lan Guan Road."
Pan Liao pondered for a moment and said, "Wei Chen has never seen this road with his own eyes. It's not far anyway. I might as well go to Lantian County."
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "Tomorrow I plan to go there in person, and everyone from the Political Affairs Hall, as well as officials from the Ministry of Works and the Capital Water Supervision Bureau will also go and have a look."