When discussing the recent government orders with Taifu, Jiang Beiran couldn't help shaking his head from time to time.
Because after he became the emperor, he noticed that the weather conditions in the Xuanlong Continent are so strange. It’s not that the geography of the Xuanlong Continent is so strange. like.
But because of the existence of spiritual energy, various abnormal weather conditions often appear on Xuanlong Continent.
For example, in two adjacent counties, one side has experienced a severe drought for three years, and the other side has a bleak cold wind, but they do not affect each other at all, and every other year, some places will have a completely different climate from last year. Happening.
Even though Jiang Beiran didn't have much knowledge of geography, he knew it was absolutely unscientific, so he could only use metaphysics to explain it.
After adding some metaphysical geography knowledge to himself, Jiang Beiran discussed with Shi Xing'an again the issue of drought management.
After being reprimanded by Jiang Beiran last time, Shi Xing'an drew up a new memorial to the drought. Compared with the previous South-to-North Water Diversion, the content of this memorial can be said to be quite satisfactory.
But mediocrity also means mediocrity.
For the drought, Shi Xing'an gave a total of three suggestions.
One is [thin taxation, wide accumulation].
In this way, the production burden of farmers can be reduced, and the people can leave enough food, so that even if a drought strikes, the farmers can also have a certain guarantee of living materials.
The second is [Giving fields and houses, using utensils, and overcoming drought].
Naturally, when the drought came, the imperial court came forward to solve the problem of living and living places for the people.
If the local area is completely desolate, the only way is to emigrate for food, and the court will make unified arrangements to relocate the victims to other counties.
The third is [send envoys to inspect, and listen to the people and they will be rich].
That is to say, envoys are often sent to various counties and counties to investigate carefully. If droughts are found to be too frequent in certain areas and are not suitable for the people to survive, they will take the initiative to relocate these people to other places instead of waiting until the people are starving to death.
These three suggestions are indeed useful strategies, but they are all ways to escape, that is, if I can't beat you, can't I run away
None is a real solution.
Although Jiang Beiran agreed after reading the memorial and asked Shi Xing'an to implement it quickly, he was thinking about this matter in his heart. To be precise, he was thinking about Shi Xing'an's previous suggestion of digging a canal.
Shi Xing'an admitted from the very beginning that the memorial was indeed meant to be a test, but it was not completely impossible to implement. As long as the emperor can mobilize practitioners, this big project will never be too laborious and costly. Once it is completed, it will be a great achievement In the matter of thousands of years.
Looking at the drought-stricken areas one after another on the map, Jiang Beiran leaned on the back of the dragon chair and began to close his eyes and meditate.
'Mobilize practitioners...'
It's very difficult, very difficult. You must know that no matter whether you are a decent disciple or a disciple of the Devil's Cult, the premise for them to help the common people is "on a whim" or "with little effort."
That is, they are willing to help with things that are easy or easy for them to accomplish.
But building a canal, even if it is done by practitioners, is an extremely huge project, because digging a canal can't be done with a blast of profound energy, it is a delicate job.
That is to say, a large number of practitioners need to give up their practice time to help ordinary people dig canals. Maybe they can still do it with enthusiasm, but what about a year? What about ten years
Of course, if you can pay the corresponding rewards, it is not impossible to drive the practitioners.
After all, Jiang Beiran discovered from the very beginning that in this fantasy world, there are not only strong duels and number one in the world, but also "basic rice, oil and salt".
Practitioners also need to make money.
But it is impossible for the weak court pressure to give a reward that satisfies the practitioners.
'Sure enough, no matter what goal you want to achieve, making money is the first priority. '
Thinking of this, Jiang Beiran's thinking became much more vivid. After all, when he was in Guixinzong, he already had the embryonic form of Jiang's entertainment empire in his mind. As long as he perfected it, he would be completely familiar with the court and the two ways of black and white. After dividing up the "cake", Jiang Beiran believed that there must be something wrong with this matter.
How about Shaolin Kung Fu plus football
"Be loyal." Jiang Beiran shouted with his eyes closed.
"The servant is here." Gu Jinzhong, who was waiting by the side, quickly responded.
"Go and help me get "Wishing Water Collection" and "Water Channel Outline."
"Follow the order."
On the first day when Jiang Beiran came, he gave Gu Jinzhong a simple or not simple test question, which was to make a list of all the books in the meditation hall.
If Gu Jinzhong is competent in private affairs, he can naturally complete the list quickly based on the evidence or records left during the purchase, but if he is incompetent, it is still very difficult to complete it in one day .
In the end, it turned out that the internal officer did a good job in the private ceremony. Although it took a little longer, he managed to sort out the list of all the books in the Jingxin Hall, and he also made the [Note] for the general content of the book. If he is put in the officialdom, he can be regarded as a capable official.
But this also made Jiang Beiran more interested in that Deng Bo.
As the saying goes, a raging soldier, a raging nest, if the emperor is good, then naturally he is a sage, a sage, a sage, and a good minister, but if the emperor is not good, then his subordinates are naturally corrupt officials and villains who can only sycophant .
That is to say, since the leader can see the level of his subordinates, and vice versa, the level of his subordinates can also tell what their leaders are like.
However, Deng Bo's subordinates included young officials who were completely "bastards", and under Jiang Beiran's investigation afterwards, these people did indeed enter the court by "buying officials".
And when a court starts to buy and sell officials, it is basically coming to an end, but there are more than one skeletal ministers like Shi Xing'an in the court, when Jiang Beiran finished the "morning court" that day. Many ministers have come to remonstrate, and put forward various views of their own.
When Jiang Beiran recruited them into the palace, they could not only answer questions fluently about their jurisdiction, but also come up with new ideas for other matters.
Even the eunuchs like Gu Jinzhong who were left in the palace were mostly capable. They were not little eunuchs who only flattered and served others, but eunuchs who really built a bridge between the emperor and the ministers.
Jiang Beiran also felt that Deng Bo was a strange person to be able to polarize a minister of the imperial court so much.
Jiang Beiran also asked those ministers about their views and impressions of Deng Bo, and they answered very happily, thinking that Deng Bo was an aspiring emperor, but his strides were too big, and he was bewitched by villains.
As for why I say this, it is because when Deng Bo first came to the throne, he also worked hard to govern the country, and governed the country diligently, but then suddenly his temperament changed drastically. into other things.
Jiang Beiran, who knew the inside story, naturally knew that Deng Bo should have been brewing his plan to subvert Fengzhou during that time.
In fact, in a sense, Deng Bo's ideas are similar to Yin Jianghong's. They both believe that the majesty of the dynasty is very important to a country. However, he does not intend to bring Yin Jianghong to play together. The imperial court with power, can Yin Jianghong agree
But when Jiang Beiran asked who the villain who bewitched Deng Bo was, all the ministers said they didn't know. At the same time, they also expressed worry in their words, fearing that Jiang Beiran's temperament would change drastically one day.
"Your Majesty, here are the books."
Putting away the many thoughts in his mind, Jiang Beiran opened his eyes, sat up and took the two books.
Opening "A Collection of Questions", Jiang Beiran looked at it and asked in the direction of Shu Gang, "Teacher, from what you have seen, is it possible to dig a canal?"
Shu Gang bowed and said, "The veteran doesn't know about water conservancy. He only knows that the book has recorded a precedent of opening a chasm, which is to divert the river water to follow the Anhong water to balance."
"Oh? Which book is it?"
Shu Gang thought for a moment, then replied: "The title of the book is "An Honglilu""
'Sure enough, there is an old man in the family, like a treasure. '
Nodding in satisfaction, Jiang Beiran immediately said, "Be loyal, go and get this book for me."
"Follow the order."
Soon, Gu Jinzhong came back with a book with an old cover, and Jiang Beiran immediately flipped through it after taking it.
But after reading it, I was a little disappointed, because compared with the canal, the so-called gap is at most a water pipe, and there is no comparison. If you really want to dig a canal, although the things written in this book can be used for reference, But not much can be learned.
However, the benefit of digging the gap is that it made Jiang Beiran more determined to dig a canal.
First of all, as long as the canal is dug from the south to the north and becomes a major artery, the north-south trade will be extremely convenient.
Of course, Jiang Beiran pays more attention to disaster prevention and disaster prevention. The opening of the canal is the opening of the "river of life" for some drought-stricken areas.
Once a disaster occurs, relief supplies can be quickly sent to the disaster area through the Grand Canal, and the artificial canal itself plays a huge role in transporting water. Moisturizes dry areas.
This will undoubtedly greatly improve the court's disaster relief capabilities and the chances of survival of the general public after the disaster.
A small gap can save a county, and if the canal is opened, it can be said that the entire Fengzhou will not have to worry too much about drought in the future.
As for the difficulty of building the canal, although Jiang Beiran didn't know how to do water conservancy projects, but since the Sui Dynasty was able to dig canals, Jiang Beiran believed that the technical difficulty would not be too high, and he should be able to find corresponding talents in Sheng.
Putting down the book, Jiang Beiran looked at Shu Gang and asked, "Teacher, if you were asked to recommend someone to dig the canal, who would you recommend?"
After hearing this, Shu Gang cupped his hands and said: "Veteran ministers seldom get involved in the affairs of the court. I really don't know which official to recommend. I also ask the emperor to forgive me."
Because of the particularity of the position of Grand Tutor, even if Shu Gang wanted to deal with the officials in the court, most of the officials would avoid it even if Shu Gang wanted to deal with them.
The reason why Jiang Beiran asked this question was to tap casually. To be an emperor, you still have to have such a delicate little habit.
Putting aside the opening of the canal, which was destined to take a long time to raise funds, Jiang Beiran thought for a moment and said: "Teacher, now I have gradually become familiar with the affairs of the court, and I also understand that Sheng Kingdom is in a state of ruins waiting to be rebuilt. , what do you think I just did next to change the status quo?"
Deng Bo has been in power for more than ten years, and most of his thoughts have been put on how to subvert the two ways of black and white. Naturally, he has not paid too much attention to the governance of the country, because in his plan, Fengzhou is doomed to chaos. It doesn't matter how well he manages.
So in today's Sheng Kingdom, people living in prosperous places or nearby towns supported by decent sects or demons can still survive, but people in some remote counties and villages are struggling to survive.
Before mobilizing the power of practitioners to help the people, Jiang Beiran still needs to come up with some policies to help them save themselves.
After hearing this, Shu Gang cupped his hands and replied: "The old minister thinks that the current policies need to rest with the people and restore the most basic productivity, such as the policy of light corvee and light taxation."
Jiang Beiran nodded and said, "It should be so."
Seeing that Jiang Beiran adopted the first article, Shu Gang continued: "During Deng Bo's reign, he bought and sold officials, levied and extorted a large number of corrupt officials. If we want to fill the treasury again, we must vigorously fight against corruption and allocate a group of officials. Integrity officials take office."
After hearing this, Jiang Beiran sighed and said, "How can we find so many honest and honest officials all at once?"
"Your Majesty can open Enke to recruit talented people from all over the world."
"This is an idea, I understand, what should I do?"
"The old minister still has a suggestion, I don't know whether to say it or not."
Jiang Beiran frowned when he heard this, "I told you from the beginning, you don't need to worry about my suspicion of you, you can't hurt me."
Although Jiang Beiran's words were overbearing, it made Shu Gang feel as if he had taken a reassurance.
So he bowed and continued: "The veteran suggested strengthening the centralization of power and re-structuring the court structure."
"Oh?" Jiang Beiran understood Shu Gang's meaning immediately, "Teacher's meaning is... some high-ranking officials in the court have too much power?"
"Exactly." Shu Gang echoed.
"Okay, I will discuss this matter with you in detail later, the next policy."
"Your Majesty, please donate new policies and manage the national army."
"Army..."
Jiang Beiran smacked his lips. Yes, Sheng Kingdom also has an army, but the army is not used for fighting. After all, in front of practitioners, no matter how large the army is, it is just cannon fodder. In this country, the main role of the army is to control People, let them not run around and make trouble.
In addition, law and order cannot be completely managed by decent sects. Some ordinary bandits and bandits still need the army to wipe them out.
"If there is any problem with the army, please tell the Taifu in detail."
Shu Gang cupped his hands and said: "The veteran only knows that the country's army has become the private army of some powerful officials. If it is not managed, it may become a disaster."
"I understand." Jiang Beiran nodded vigorously.