The two of them went outside the emperor's study room together, asked the servants to go in to report after being familiar with the way, and then went to the side hall with hands clasped to wait.
At this moment, Li Maoyue carefully read Bai Zhi's article.
Judging by the traces of pen and ink, this should be an article written a long time ago.
It is written about the importance of persuading farmers and mulberry farmers, as well as various measures for balanced development in the county. Among them, Luojiang County, Mianzhou is used as a model.
Luojiang County is a lower county. It is very poor, but there are rich households in it.
Most of the poor are people in the mountains, who are basically self-sufficient. Even if there is Yongye land, the tax is not heavy, but because of the difficult mountain roads, many people may never have been to the county town in their entire lives, let alone go to other counties. up.
Therefore, the family does not have much money, because it is not needed.
Seeing doctors in villages and towns can pay off debts with grain and household cloth, and it is not necessary to use money.
Therefore, Bai Zhi thinks that the road is very important. Only by letting them go out, even if they only go to the county town, when they have what they need and need to spend money, then the things in their mountains can be transported out, because people outside Need something from the mountains.
Although he didn't live in Qili Village for a long time, when Bai Dalang came home occasionally, he saw his younger brother who looked like a clay figurine. People go to the mountains to install bamboo rats, and in winter they can dig the legendary sweet tree roots...
He knew that there are many, many things in the mountains that can be used as commodities, that can bring money to the mountain people, and then exchange them for what they need.
Bai Zhi explained the profound things in a simple way. This article is not short, but it makes Li Maoyue feel that the meaning is not enough, and it does not feel redundant at all.
Li Maoyue thought to himself, as expected of Bai Cheng's elder brother, regardless of his ability to handle affairs, this article is written in a pragmatic and fascinating way.
Li Maoyue ordered some tables. In fact, the current situation in the eastern part of Tongbai County is somewhat similar to the predicament in Luojiang County written in the article.
Tongbai County is the source of the Huaihe River, and the water network in its jurisdiction is densely covered. It is also in the Central Plains, where the land is fertile. It should not be so difficult. However, the roads in the east have been in disrepair for a long time. After nearly 20 years of war in the previous dynasty, they even voluntarily cut off the road and lived an isolated life.
As the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Li Maoyue also knew the situation in Tongbai County. It seemed easy to solve this predicament, as long as he conscripted Ding to build roads.
However, the water network in Tongbai County is densely covered, and there are frequent floods during the flood season. Therefore, most of the labor force is arranged on river embankments and various water conservancy facilities every year.
This is a taboo in politics. Even if road construction is a matter of hundreds of years of merit, people today will not be grateful, and even people in the future will always think of the notoriety of this official.
Not everyone can see it in the future, even if people in the future enjoy this convenience, many people will not have this awareness, and will not think it is his merit.
Moreover, are people today really willing to suffer so much for future generations
This is an unsolvable thing.
The several county magistrates in Tongbai County all focused on prudence and made little contribution, but their official reputation was not bad, and the population and taxes both increased.
But now that the world is at peace, which county does not increase its population, except for places where disasters have occurred
Li Shangshu was thinking in his heart, when he was engaged in a tug-of-war, a servant came over and said, "Li Shangshu, Mr. Zhou, Your Majesty, please come in."
Li Shangshu returned to his senses, nodded, got up and looked at Zhou Man, and couldn't help asking, "Master Zhou recommended Bai Zhi because of the personal relationship between the son-in-law and Bai Hanlin?"
Man Bao was stunned for a moment and then shook his head, "No, he is also a student of Mr., and he is the first one. He is my senior brother."
"And am I the kind of person who recommends people randomly just because of personal feelings?" Man Bao said: "I have studied it very carefully. My senior brother is not bad in character and talent. I think he can do it."
Li Maoyue: ...
It was the first time he heard that Bai Zhi was also a student of Mr. Zhuang, but if he was a student of Zhuang Xun...
Li Maoyue, who was still hesitating, became firm, and went in with Zhou Man to meet the emperor.
It happened that Zhao Guogong and other military officers came out from inside, and those who entered gave way to those who went out, Man Bao and Li Shangshu stepped aside to let them out.
Zhao Guogong glanced at Zhou Man, then at Li Maoyue. He didn't understand how these two people got together, but he didn't investigate, nodded with them and left with his colleagues.
Only Wei Zhi and Mr. Tang are left in the room now. These two are the brains who always accompany the emperor. One handles government affairs, and the other keeps an eye on the civil and military officials. of.
It is also because of this that Master Tang successfully replaced Wei Zhi in the past two years and became one of the most hated people in civil and military affairs in the Manchu Dynasty.
The emperor had just finished dealing with the affairs of the military department, and for some understandable reasons, the military officers headed by Zhao Guogong spoke like thunder when they were excited, and he really had a headache at the moment.
So when he saw Li Maoyue and Zhou Man coming in together, he selectively clicked on Zhou Man to talk first, trying to relax himself.
Man Bao's notebook is very simple, oh, it wasn't written by her, it was written by Xiao Yuanzheng, but she just reported it on her behalf.
It is the summary of the vaccinia vaccination work so far. The Forbidden Army has finished planting it. After all, there is no need to take care of the body first, and there is no need to test it again after the pox has fallen. Therefore, the Forbidden Army who develops pox quickly and responds little. You can go out of Huangzhuang, and if you go out, someone will come in immediately.
The speed of acne is slow, and the reaction of the Forbidden Army is relatively large, and the vaccination can be completed within five days, so the speed is very fast.
After Zheng Gu and others practiced, Zhou Man and Imperial Physician Lu no longer needed to follow them all the time, they only needed to go over to check occasionally.
Vaccination is extremely fast.
The emperor looked at it, was very satisfied, and asked: "Since they have learned how to plant vaccinia, can they do it when they go to the local area?"
"Just do a good job of protection and isolation."
The emperor nodded in satisfaction, and said to her: "Since that's the case, your imperial medical office will prepare and ask the local medical office to write a regulation, and then start implementing this at the local level at an optional date."
Man Bao bowed in response, "Yes."
She finished her work, but she didn't leave. Instead, she stepped aside and sat in her seat.
Only then did Li Maoyue hand in his papers, and explained in detail all the official vacancies to be arranged today, and he also pulled out the candidates he recommended to state the reasons.
Li Maoyue listed a total of six candidates for the official vacancy in Tongbai County, four of whom were new applicants, and two of whom he thought could be transferred from other places. People are more suitable for Tongbai County than these newcomers.
But at this time the emperor asked his opinion again, he paused and said: "I think the new division Jinshi Baizhi is pretty good."
He knows Bai Zhi, Bai Cheng's direct brother.
The emperor became curious and asked, "Why is he suitable?"
"I have read one of his articles..." Li Maoyue said bluntly, summarizing Bai Zhi's article, and then directly retelling the original sentence, which is the key sentence.
Man Bao slightly raised his head to look at Li Maoyue, and sighed in his heart, he was better than her, she couldn't remember it once, she had to read it more than two times, and it would take five or six times to remember the awkward ones.
Sure enough, those who can stand here are super powerful people, Man Bao whispered in his heart, including me.