"Why do you have this kind of thought?" Wang Qin asked with a smile.↑,

"As soon as Liang Zhi died, Zhang Xuan took over the power of Beihai County. In the morning, he called the Child and Zhao County Magistrate to participate in the negotiation of county affairs. It has been made clear that Wei Yun will be the one who will take charge of the county affairs for the time being, so let us assist."

"It's not bad! At least after Wei Yunqi withdraws, you are the prefect. Why are you still so frowning?"

Wang Yunqian sighed and said, "I am worried that the court will sooner or later know that Liang Zhi is dead. They will definitely send another new prefect here. Then the child will still have nothing. Besides, Zhang Xuan is just Zhang Xutuo's general. The key is to see what Zhang Xutuo thinks?"

Wang Qin thought about it and asked again: "What else did Zhang Xuan do?"

"He just ordered a 30% increase in salary for middle and low-level officials in Beihai County, saying that the officials were too poor and it was not easy for the Gu family and the people to take care of them. All the officials were grateful, and Liang Zhi was immediately forgotten by everyone."

"It seems that this person is not simple! He just reconciled with Liang Zhi, but killed him. In this way, no one would have thought that it was his move and he would win over middle and lower-level officials in time. Even Zhang Xutuo did not have such skills, and Wei Yunqi would actually be his aide."

Wang Qinyuan is more scheming than his son. He suddenly saw the key point of the problem. Zhang Xuan was able to use Wei Yunqi as his aide, and his background must be not simple.

Wang Qin thought about it and said to his son: "I feel that Zhang Xuan will not be able to be slaughtered by others. He will never accept the new prefect sent by the imperial court. Therefore, the greatest possibility is to support you as prefect. This should be his real intention. The more you cooperate with him and execute his orders, the more he will find a way to support you as prefect. So don't worry about what he does, just execute his orders. Do you understand the meaning of being a father?"

"What if he fails?"

Wang Qin sneered, "He failed, what are your losses?"

Wang Yunqian suddenly realized that his father was still smart, and he relieved the melancholy in his heart in one sentence. He was grateful, "Thank you for resolving the doubts for the child."

Wang Qin stroked his beard and smiled: "I have a few old colleagues in the court. Although I can't speak anymore, the news is very well-informed. I'll ask you what the background of Zhang Xuan is?"

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The so-called famous success in the army is not only to the enemy, but also to himself. Although Zhang Xuan wanted to kill him with one knife before, considering Liang Zhi's prestige in Beihai County and Liang Zhi's aristocratic family background, Zhang Xuan finally chose to compromise and gave up his power over Beihai County in exchange for two thousand soldiers and the security power of Beihai County.

But when Zhang Xuan knew the background of the Liang Zhi Bohai Association, he found a reason to kill Liang Zhi, and he did not hesitate to start, although he also knew that killing Liang Zhi would have certain consequences. For example, he would have trouble with the aristocratic family.

However, many times he cannot look back and forth, he can only consider the balance of interests. Compared with offending the Qinghe Cui family, the Bohai Sea will penetrate into Beihai County and have a greater adverse impact on him.

In the afternoon, Zhang Xuan and dozens of cavalry appeared along the Juyang River east of Yidu County. The Juyang River is a large river running through Beihai County from north to south. It originates from Xianshan in Langya County and flows north into the Bohai Sea. It is an important river in Beihai County.

Zhang Xuan stood on a low hill and looked at the giant ocean river like a jade belt. The river water had frozen, and you could see more than a dozen tall waterwheels standing on the shore like Ferris wheels in later generations.

But Zhang Xuan's attention was not on the Juyang River itself, but on the Juyang River beach. The Juyang River's riverbed is about twenty meters wide, with soil slopes and grasslands dozens of meters wide on both sides. Secondly, there are trees that are nearly one mile wide. Behind the woods are endless wild fertile fields, covered by snow, and irrigation ditches lead to the Juyang River. The river water is introduced into the ditches through the water truck.

"This grassland is good, I wonder how long it lasts?" Zhang Xuan pointed to the soil slopes on both sides of the river and asked the county magistrate Zhao Shudao with a smile.

Zhao Shu thought for a while and said, "I walked across the Juyang River a few years ago. I remember that there were river beaches and grasslands from the upper reaches, and it was about 200 miles long."

"Does other rivers have such grassy beaches?" Zhang Xuan asked again.

"Some have river beaches, but some have rivers, and they are all rocks. However, the largest river beach is Jishui, with river beaches one mile wide on both sides. The river beaches are covered with weeds, which is spectacular."

Zhao Shu didn't understand why Zhang Xuan was interested in the river beach, so he asked in a low voice: "Does the general consider garrisoning troops by the river?"

Zhang Xuan did not answer him, and smiled and asked again: "How wide are the tidal flats along the coast?"

The north of Beihai County is Bohai, which is named after it. Wang Shu was stunned for a moment and shook his head and smiled: "If the general wants to see the mudflat, then don't consider the river beach. The mudflats along the coast are more than ten miles wide. From Beihai County to Donglai County, you can get as much land as you want. However, they are all saline-alkali land. You can't plant crops and you can grow some grass at most."

Zhang Xuan nodded and then explained to him: "Actually, when I look at river beaches and beaches, I consider planting grass and using them. In the future, Beihai County will have the most livestock, and can be sold to various parts of the Central Plains, which will become a major income in Beihai County."

"This is a good idea!"

Zhao Shu was so excited that his fists and palms hit each other, and hurriedly said, "In the past, there were people in Yidu County who planted grass and raised sheep on the river beach. Unfortunately, Wang Bo attacked Beihai County and snatched all the sheep away, and the sheep raising people were gone."

Zhang Xuan was immediately interested, "Is the grassland for raising sheep still there?"

"It should still be here. I have been to Zhengzhuang ten miles away."

"Let's go! Look."

Zhang Xuan urged his horse to run down the hill, and county magistrate Zhao Shu and dozens of followers followed him along the snow-covered river beach to urge his horse to run north.

A quarter of an hour later, a poplar forest appeared not far ahead. Zhao Shu pointed at the poplar forest and shouted: "There is Zhengzhuang on the other side of the poplar forest."

In fact, there is no need to go to the poplar forest. Zhang Xuan has discovered the grass on the river beach at this time, which is completely different from the weeds before. Although it is winter and snow covers the river beach, you can still see the grass from the land without snow.

Zhang Xuan turned over and dismounted, cleared a small piece of snow, revealing the green grass that had not yet been completely withered. Zhang Xuan recognized at a glance that it was a artificially grown grass, not an ordinary weed. At this time, his war horse stretched out his neck and lowered his head to eat the green grass under the snow.

Zhang Xuan couldn't help but feel excited. If he couldn't get alfalfa, he would have a replacement. He put his hand on the curtain and looked into the distance. The grass was about ten miles long.

At this time, a soldier pointed to the opposite bank not far away and shouted: "General, there are sheep!"

Zhang Xuan also saw it, but an old man was about to leave with more than a dozen sheep. He also saw the cavalry here and was a little scared. Zhang Xuan immediately ordered: "Go and bring the sheep shepherd here, don't scare him."

The cavalry urged the horses to run away, and soon after, they brought the old man with herding sheep. The old man was so scared that he trembled all over and crawled on the ground and kowtowed, "Mr. Jun, please let my sheep go!"

Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "Brother-in-law, I don't want your sheep. I just want to ask you, who planted this sheep grassland?"

When the old man heard that the other party wanted his sheep, he was shocked and suddenly recognized the county magistrate next to him and hurriedly said, "Report to the military master, report to the county master, this grassland was planted by me and my brother. The brother was killed by the bandits two years ago, so I had to secretly raise more than a dozen sheep to make a living."

Zhang Xuan pulled up a handful of grass and asked, "What kind of grass is this? Can you raise horses?"

"This is a big nest vegetable, also known as wild peas. Grass stems and leaves can raise horses. In fact, it can raise anything, sheep, cow, donkey, pig, and rabbit."

Zhao Shu next to him patted his forehead and said, "It turns out it is a wild pea. I remembered that it is actually a medicine. There are many such wild pea in Donglai County. It is an emergency food for the famine years. I just didn't expect it to be used as a forage."

Zhang Xuan knew that this kind of wild peas is actually a seed. He smiled and asked the old man, "Then there should be a lot of these wild peas in your family, right?"

The old man blushed, bowed his head and did not dare to say anything. After a while, he whispered: "There are a lot of them, they are all my food, and they rely on it to survive!"

"Let me do this! I will exchange wheat with you, and exchange one pound for one pound, how about it?"

The old man trembled all over. He raised his head in disbelief, "Mr. Jun is not kidding!"

"I'm not kidding. I need to grow grass and raise horses like this. If I don't rob your food, I will exchange it for you. I can also buy the sheep you raise at the market price to improve the food for my soldiers."

The old man couldn't help but feel excited and said, "I have many wild peas, all of which can be planted in grass. Not only my family, but I know that there are also other people's families. If the general doesn't dislike it, I can help the general plant grass and plant the entire river beach with large nest vegetables."

Not only Zhang Xuan was interested, but Zhao Shu was even more interested. If the river beaches of Beihai County were planted with these wild peas, even in the disaster year, people could have emergency food so that they would not starve to death. They could also use grass to raise livestock, which could be said to kill two birds with one stone.

He hurriedly said to Zhang Xuan: "General, let me do this! I will collect the seeds first, gather people, and start sowing after the spring comes."

Zhang Xuan brought the county magistrate Zhao Shu out together, but in fact he wanted to hand over this matter to him. The army had no energy to plant grass, and it was also left to the local government to do the best.

He nodded and smiled, "Actually, what I mean is not just raising horses, but also raising cattle and sheep. I think this is a good way to restore vitality to Beihai County. The key is to do something and find the right direction. I will ask the county magistrate for this matter. When I get the seeds of alfalfa and then plant them on the coastal tidal flats on a large scale, I believe that Beihai County will change in just a few years."

Zhao Shu sighed in his heart that Zhang Xuan was right. The key was to do something, find the right direction, and take advantage of the advantages of Beihai County's river beach and many beaches to make Beihai County a major animal husbandry county. This is indeed a good direction. He vaguely felt that Zhang Xuan was a very capable young general. (To be continued.)
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