Chapter 53: Restart of the State Governor
White robe, angry horse, heroic armor, remaining mountains and rivers, deadly spear.
Nice name!
Qiao Yan had never heard of this shooting skill, but it didn't sound like an ordinary one.
After flipping through a few pages she realized that her guess was correct.
The weapons corresponding to this gun manual are not ordinary guns, but double guns.
To be precise, this one can be broken into two parts to attack the gun.
In the gun manual, the double guns sweep left and stab right, collapse upward and smash downward, and slide inside and outside to attack. This is vividly expressed in the figure painting disassembly work. When the two guns are combined into one, both ends have gun tips, and are several inches longer than ordinary guns.
So,
"This shot was very cunning..." Qiao Yan touched his chin and sighed.
She was halfway through her words when she suddenly realized that if the opposing system thought this was the most suitable weapon for her, one could imagine what impression it had of her.
Well... no wonder it was said that the condition of the exchange was to let her write a book on practical conversation skills.
Looking at our own naive system again, the comparison is really hard to describe.
She thought so in her heart, but she didn't say it as if she was exposing the sign-in reward.
Being able to make this deal, in a sense, shows that our newbie system is quite capable.
[Is this gun chart a bit complicated?] 】The system was also looking at the shooting manual with Qiao Yan and couldn't help but murmur.
But it immediately heard Qiao Yan reply: "No, this is exactly in my favor."
"The remaining mountains and rivers... This deadly spear has a fierce and flexible fighting style, which is enough to make up for some of the lack of strength."
She is now in Leping, and will not have so many opportunities to make plans in a short period of time, especially as a [Counselor] to obtain corresponding strategist points.
Unless there is a corresponding opportunity or a corresponding achievement, in this case, it would be difficult for her to improve her physical fitness by obtaining strategist points, and she can only rely on her own growth and training.
The restrictions on her physical fitness and strength did not mean that she had given up on improving her fighting power.
She can choose to fight with her brain!
Comparing the electronic gun spectrum projected on the system screen, Qiao Yan sketched this special gun, making sure that there were no errors in the central connection hub, so that it could be replicated by craftsmen in Leping County.
With this blueprint, she can start making a wooden gun.
Leping now has enough grain, and she has mulberry fur clothes for winter. The yam, which she has high hopes for, can only be planted in March next year. Or perhaps, due to the influence of the extremely cold weather, it will need to be postponed to January.
During this period, she had no conditions to interfere in the decisions of the Han central government, and the various facilities in Leping County could not be pushed forward without considering the productivity situation. It would be better for her to use her free time to improve herself.
If someone asks you, just say that it is because Zhao Yun's gun looks more intimidating than a sword.
In terms of physical strength improvement——
She had some plans for the development of Leping and knew herself well. She would not forget that she was still a 16-year-old child and was still growing just because she was given a title of nobility and everything went smoothly.
Take your time, and eat one bite at a time.
After having some idea about practicing martial arts, she took out a bamboo slip and wrote down her next plan on it.
Apart from her skills with the pistol, there are only a few things that can be done during the cold winter, but not everything comes to a standstill.
For example, if Yang Xiu came to write a literacy book with antithetical characters, he could take advantage of the severe cold weather to complete it when he was unable to go out.
After Cai Yong wrote several inscriptions for Qiao Xuan out of his strong desire to create, he also became quite interested in this matter.
After all, during this snowy season, the roads to the outer passes of Mount Tai are more difficult to travel than before. Cai Yong couldn't even visit relatives and friends without any official position, so he might as well participate in this work.
In addition, there is already a way to make mulberry bark clothing under quick conditions in Leping, so there is both idle labor and experience in making Cai Hou paper in the past, so some of the mulberry bark can be used to try to make mulberry paper.
Of course, the highlight is still the mulberry leather jacket.
When the deal between Lu Yuan and Tang's was finalized, Leping would share half of the supply factory, and the work would not be stopped during the farming break.
In fact, many of the original residents of Leping County also wanted to join in this work.
The salary Qiao Yan paid was indeed not much, but it was an additional source of income at this time, and the county lord paid special attention to the project, so it was a good deal no matter how he looked at it.
Qiao Yan did not intend to find something else for these county residents to do.
If we don't count the Black Mountain bandits who had previously occupied the Taishan Mountain range, Leping was not affected by the Yellow Turban bandits.
Just like the cold and drought among natural disasters have more or less affected Leping, can the great epidemic really be avoided?
From a relatively scientific perspective, epidemics broke out in places where wars took place, and after the disease spread, concentrated infection areas were located in relatively densely populated areas such as Luoyang, Nanyang, Jiujiang, and Kuaiji. Many people were infected with the epidemic, which was the norm in the late Han Dynasty.
Lack of attention to drinking water and neglect of environmental hygiene have contributed to the spread of the epidemic.
Qiao Yan was not sure whether the second major epidemic would occur again in this situation, compared with the historical situation of quickly suppressing the Yellow Turban Rebellion, after reducing the original scope of the battle and the number of casualties.
It is hard to say whether Leping, which is protected by the mountains, will be affected.
She could do it without preparing in advance.
With mulberry bark clothing, the chances of getting cold and frostbitten from freezing will be greatly reduced, thus preventing the outbreak of epidemics in winter and spring.
This is not enough!
According to her plan, it would be better to complete the cleaning and tidying of the house during this winter.
It would be difficult for her to ensure that all households in the county maintained a healthy body within this month - even if Hua Tuo were here in person, she could not do it. All she could do was to reduce the impact of the environment on the epidemic.
These are the most urgent things in Leping right now.
Qiao Yan put down the pen in her hand and looked out the half-open window. She saw the snow on the roof opposite and the clear sky above. She felt relieved. A rare bird in winter flew by in surprise and caught her eye.
She couldn't help but let her thoughts drift a little further away, thinking about things other than Leping.
In addition to what he had written in the letter to Liu Hong earlier, hoping that the emperor would pay attention to the epidemic after the war, when Bao Hong sent the letter to Luoyang, Qiao Yan also sent several letters at the same time.
The recipients of the letters were Cao Cao, Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi and Zhu Jun.
From the letters received by Cao Cao, the current Prime Minister of Jinan, it is not difficult to see what Qiao Yan wanted to express in these letters.
She first responded to the greetings expressed in Cao Cao's letter, and also talked about the situation of the Qiao Xuan Temple built in Leping, and then switched the focus back to what she wanted to say most.
[The state of Jinan where Shishu lived was a place where people converged.
Last year we saw a severe cold weather, with thick and hard ice on the waterways, so that boats could not enter the river. This year, the cold wind in February is as cold as in winter, and the severity of the weather is expected to be even worse.
Extreme cold can cause illness, and serious illness can cause epidemics. This is not caused by ghosts or gods, nor can it be solved by hanging talismans. The only thing to do is to cover up the piles of corpses in the wild to prevent contamination. The living should put on more clothes and drink boiling water, and open their doors from time to time...】
There are indeed many idealistic considerations in this.
For example, to provide the living with more clothes and water, not to mention that when Qiao Yan sent this letter, the mulberry leather coat had not yet been completed. Even if it was made, she could not supply it to an entire country. What's more, Bingzhou was much colder than Jinan State, and it also needed this thing.
Drinking only boiled water seems easy now, but it was a luxury at that time.
The only possibility is that after investigating the people's livelihood in Jinan, the accidental deaths from illness and starvation who have not been buried in time will be dealt with as soon as possible to avoid bacterial breeding and contamination, especially the pollution of water sources.
In addition, it is just a move to clean up the house as Qiao Yan expected.
All she can do now is to remind these famous generals and ministers of the late Han Dynasty one by one, hoping that they will make some preparations for the possible epidemic while they are cleaning up the remnants or working to restore people's livelihood.
The messengers had already returned, and Qiao Yan could only judge from the attitude of these people in their replies that because of what she had done before, they did not treat her words as a child's joke.
Qiao Yan couldn't figure out from their resumes how far they would go.
She could only temporarily draw his attention back when Lu Yuan returned from Jinyang, because she brought back good news, and she felt a little relieved.
"Just as you expected, Wang Shi did not reject this middleman." Lu Yuan reported, "Tang Shi also really needs this business to rebuild in Bingzhou. Leping has both the bargaining chips and the manpower and raw materials for making mulberry leather clothes, so it is not difficult for it to establish a position in the transaction."
Qiao Yan looked at the letter from the head of the Tang family that Lu Yuan brought back and smiled. "This price is lower than I thought, but we have made a lot of profit from it. How do you tell him?"
"I don't need to explain this fact. Tang's status and reputation have not been as good as before recently, and unlike Wang's, many of their children have careers in government. Although this is a good time to make money, it is better to accept Wang's kindness and take a chance to gain both fame and fortune."
Qiao Yan went to the Wang family first, which had some hidden meaning. As a family with a long history, they should not be so short-sighted.
"Of course I also said something to him," Lu Yuan replied, "Your Excellency, just think of me as a fox taking advantage of the power of the tiger. I say this is your first in Leping."
She wants to take Leping's development process into consideration and not show up today, but what if she has established a firm foothold in Bingzhou?
It may not be appropriate to use "Don't bully the young and poor" to describe Qiao Yan's current situation.
She gradually became famous.
Today she was able to defeat the Black Mountain bandits and make them work under her obediently. She was also able to use the mulberry bark clothing as a bridge to maintain relations with the Bingzhou families. So, who knows what she will do tomorrow.
It is not difficult to judge that Tang has been a long-term and rising ally and has quickly accumulated wealth this winter.
"The emperor is proud of the country's strength. This prince gives me confidence." Lu Yuan pointed to the convoy behind her. "I have bought back the salt you ordered. Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission."
The price of official salt cannot be changed without authorization. Lu Yuan showed confidence and toughness when facing the two heads of the Tang and Wang families, which undoubtedly greatly increased the profits of this transaction. This is even more appropriate than Qiao Yan meeting them in person.
It was not difficult to see the aristocratic demeanor on her, which made the two of them think too much. The head of the family had many guesses about her identity, and they also thought that whether Qiao Yan had the potential to show his family's goodwill to her first.
In this way, although she was hiding behind the scenes in this transaction, she became the biggest beneficiary.
The quantity of this batch of salt exceeded the amount that Qiao Yan had planned to stockpile.
It's just that good news can't always come one after another in this world.
In the first month of the second year of Zhongping, a piece of news reached Leping that shocked Qiao Yan.
At the beginning of the first month of the year, major epidemics broke out in five states, namely Jizhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou and Yuzhou.
There are indeed differences in the symptoms of the epidemic in the five states. Once the epidemic is not properly managed, it will inevitably spread like a snowball.
These places were where the Yellow Turbans were at their peak.
But should the Yellow Turbans be blamed for this? No!
Survival in Yiyuan is difficult, and in this unlivable environment, the first month of the lunar year is also the most vulnerable time for disease to invade.
The refugee situation at the end of the Han Dynasty was caused by the Yellow Turbans, and...
But along with this great epidemic, there was another piece of news.
The state pastor system was restarted.
Liu Hong had told Qiao Yan earlier that the provincial governor system was inevitable. Now because of the pandemic, people across the country were once again uneasy, and it was just the right time for him to bring the system back to the forefront.
This is not difficult to understand. The many ills of the Han Dynasty have become so serious that they are difficult to reverse. Liu Hong is both a check and balance and in power, so he must use the drastic measure of the provincial governor system.
Look at who these first batch of state governors are.
The three governors are:
Youzhou Mu Liu Yu.
Liu Yan, the governor of Yizhou.
Huangfu Song, the governor of Jizhou.
Apart from the fact that Huangfu Song was promoted to this position by virtue of his military merits, Jizhou is also one of the places affected by the epidemic. Yizhou, the land of abundance, is isolated from the outside world, and Youzhou is at the far border, so it is not affected by the epidemic this time!
Now that these two places are under the jurisdiction of the provincial governors, what about the rest of the provinces?
Cheng Li and Xi Zhicai looked towards Qiao Yan, who was sitting at the top of the table, and saw that she had an undisguised look of melancholy on her face. She quickly put herself together and looked calm again.
"There is another item in this imperial decree, which appoints Chen Wen as the governor of Yangzhou, Wang Yun as the governor of Yuzhou, Huang Wan as the governor of Qingzhou... Zhang Yi as the governor of Bingzhou."
"Since the provincial governor system has been re-established, it is very likely that the governor will be promoted to provincial governor—"
"Everyone, I'm afraid we just need to meet this Governor Zhang."
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