Chapter 129
The term "cash-for-work" is not unfamiliar to later generations, and it has been seen more than once in books, but in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is a new word.
Mu Qing didn't make a detour, but said directly: "The sage taught us that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, and simple disaster relief often cannot achieve the best results. If the victims of the disaster can be allowed to do it themselves and participate in labor construction, it is much more practical than blindly giving food and money. β
Cash-for-work is a way for the imperial court to take out a sum of money to start building infrastructure, such as houses and bridges, and the victims can participate in the construction and get paid for their labor, as an alternative to directly giving money and food.
"There are many disasters and famines in the west, drought in summer and snow in winter, and people often have no livelihood. But the students had read some books, and although the land was barren, the area was vast, and many places bordered the barbarians. The Liao people trade with our country all the year round, and a lot of property needs to be transported through the west to raise horses. The students thought that if they could take this opportunity to be led by the imperial court and call on merchants to build businesses in the west, they would be able to exchange their labor for money, rice and grain, and second, they would make the west prosperous. β
Mu Qing's method has been verified more than once, and it has been used at home and abroad, and the effect is good. Compared with direct disaster relief, cash-for-work can not only save the expenses of the imperial court, but also have a lasting effect.
Only sustainable development can build a harmonious society, and it can also be used in ancient times.
Li Muyan's fingers tapped on the table, and then tapped again, but his eyes looked at Liu Shiren beside him. Liu Shiren was also frowning and pondering, his gaze was not as surprised as Mu Qing expected, but there was a trace of worry.
This made Mu Qing feel puzzled, and immediately, Lord Liu solved Mu Qing's doubts.
"This can indeed solve the urgent need, but the West is vast and sparsely populated, and it is not a prince's fiefdom, there are only a few military camps in the village, what if there is chaos?"
Mu Qing was stunned for a moment, and then understood Liu Shiren's worries.
The founding emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was to oppose the tyranny of the previous dynasty, so he united many military generals to force the palace, and finally surrounded the inside and outside, and then killed all the remnants of the previous dynasty and replaced them. This is how the emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty were very taboo about making the military generals more powerful, for fear that they would rush to the mistakes of the previous dynasty, so that the current situation of Wenchen being three levels greater than the military generals was formed.
The West is sparsely populated, and one government often has to control land several times larger than that of other places, and because of the poor mountains and bad waters, many officials are reluctant to go, and those who go there are often denounced because they do not get a superior evaluation in the evaluation of the officials. Compared with the people, there are more officers and soldiers there, and many soldiers are stationed because of the border with the Liao State.
This famine is not only to provide relief to the victims, but also to replenish food and grass for the soldiers.
If Mu Qing's method is put into practice, it can solve the temporary difficulties and benefit the people, but it will also make the West rich. The officials there may be diligent in rotation, but the generals in the military camp are often stationed there all their lives, dragon-like figures, and they have given not only the common people, but also the military attachΓ©s.
The military attache became bigger, which was a violation of the taboo of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it could never be implemented.
Only then did Mu Qing understand why Liu Shiren and Li Muyan frowned when they saw their suggestions, thinking that this was the deepest reason.
Lowering his head, Mu Qing thought of a solution in an instant, but he had no way to say it.
In the end, it is just that there is no prince in the West who thinks it is the main thing.
Others Mu Qing didn't know, but if he handed over this errand to Li Qianyu, he would probably be a hundred willing.
Seeing that Li Muyan's body is not in danger now, but is getting better and better, like in the original book, Li Qianyu forced the palace when Li Muyan was about to breathe, and it will not appear for the time being. It is better to take this opportunity to move the fief to the west, reduce Li Muyan's vigilance, and obtain a fief dozens of times larger than Mizhou, and get huge profits from the Liaodi Chamber of Commerce, and closely monitor the movements of the Liao people, killing multiple birds with one stone.
As for whether he will go to the fiefdom, it is just a matter of the emperor's words, as long as Li Qianyu is not a big mistake, Mu Qing does not believe that this person will belittle Li Qianyu again.
But this qiΔ was just Mu Qing's idea, even if he knew that the possibility was extremely high, he still couldn't say it. Having said that, if it is light, it is speculation about the holy will, and if it is heavy, it is interference with the royal secrets, both of which are capital crimes, but one is to cut off the head and the other is to divide the corpse of five horses, which is not very good-looking.
Li Muyan didn't ask any more questions, in fact, Mu Qing was already very satisfied that he could come up with such a feasible method. It is a lie to say that he is not tempted, but Li Muyan really has no good candidates, in his heart, in everyone's hearts, the West is a place of fierce mountains and bad waters, many officials have sacrificed their lives for the country there, ordinary people are unwilling to go, so Li Muyan has no idea that his son and grandson will be willing to move the fief from the land of fish and rice.
Smiling, Li Mu said softly: "Yes, Mu Qing's idea is very good, and I am very relieved." β
Mu Qing didn't say much, he accepted it when he saw it, and arched his hand and retreated to his seat.
Next, Li Muyan listened to the ideas of a few tribute students, many of them were similar, thinking that disaster relief was the mainstay, but Yuan Wenchang's was different, and the disaster victims could not go east, so let the merchants go to the disaster relief, if the victims dared to go east, they would be expelled when they saw it, and if the merchants did not listen, the taxes would be doubled.
This is an absolute iron-fisted policy, and the effect must be extremely fast, if it is Li Qianyu who is sitting on the dragon chair now, he may listen to it, but unfortunately Li Muyan does not look like a tyrant, he just smiled and refuted it.
However, Mu Qing glanced at Yuan Wenchang a few more times, after all, there are very few people who can say such things on such occasions, which also shows that this guy who has given himself a lot of stumbling blocks before is actually an extremely iron-fisted person, which really does not match his generous face.
After everyone finished speaking, Li Muyan nodded, and he didn't want to listen to what he didn't want.
Li Muyan said some words of encouragement, and then announced that the palace examination was over, and the results would be announced in three days.
The palace people led the beings away, and Mu Qing was the last. But Mu Qing did not leave with everyone, but was left behind by Li Muyan.
Now Li Muyan is a little less majestic than just now, and the smile on his face is much gentler. He beckoned Mu Qing to come to the stage. Mu Qing looked left and right, and found that all the officials had left, only Huang Hui and a few guards remained, thinking that Li Muyan just wanted to talk to him in private. Li Muyan is now the chief examiner of the palace examination, can he stay as a candidate like this? This thought just swirled in his mind, and he was kicked out by Mu Qing.
Walking up the steps from the side, Li Muyan frowned slightly. Only the royal family can walk the main steps, and the side streets are on the side, this is the rule, but now it is obvious that this rule makes Li Muyan feel dissatisfied.
Mu Qing didn't pay attention to Li Muyan's facial expression, he got on the stage, stopped five steps away from Li Muyan, and saluted: "The student is here." β
Li Muyan cleaned up his expression and said with a smile: "I see that you are fluent in your answers today, your thinking is also very agile, and your poetry and writing are also very good. β
Mu Qing replied calmly: "The emperor will not give up, and the students have indeed done a good job." β
Li Muyan looked at him and laughed out loud. Mu Qing had an expression of "I'm so talented", maybe Li Muyan would feel arrogant when it was put on others, but when it was put on Mu Qing, it made people feel that they were young and romantic.
I have to say that Mu Qing firmly grasped the temper of the Ninety-Five Venerable in front of him, and used it to the fullest.
"I just saw that you seemed to have something to say, and now it's just me and you, you can just say it." Li Muyan took a sip of the teacup, and after putting it down, the palace people quickly stepped forward to add new tea.
Mu Qing pursed his lips, seeming to hesitate.
Li Muyan looked at it and smiled slightly: "I forgive you for your innocence." β
Mu Qing raised his eyes and looked at Li Muyan, feeling apprehensive in his heart, but in the end he didn't say all his words.
If he said it directly, he would no longer be a long-lost child in Li Muyan's heart, but a faction of the Six Princes, and all his actions in the future would make this person wary.
Maybe it's because he's too careful, but now each one is extremely important, and Mu Qing can't help but think about it clearly. He took a breath softly, and then said: "Back to the emperor, the student feels that the reason why the student's idea cannot be realized is because there are many soldiers in the West, and the imperial court is afraid that the military generals will become bigger and pose a threat. β
Li Muyan's eyes flashed with appreciation, obviously very satisfied that Mu Qing could figure out these joints by himself.
"The solution is to seek a man who is in charge to go to the Westland." As he spoke, Mu Qing raised his head, with a hint of doubt on his handsome face, "The whole world belongs to the emperor, and the emperor just needs to send someone to go, so that it can naturally be solved in one go." β
Facing Mu Qing's simple question, Li Muyan sighed helplessly.
Li Muyan himself knows this, but after all, he still has to pay attention to balance and planning. You can go, but who goes? How long to go? Can I come back if I go? No one knows any of this, and no one knows for sure.
Mu Qing saw the expression on Li Muyan's face, pursed his lips, and said as if unintentionally: "The student thinks that there will definitely be people who are willing to go, Your Majesty is benevolent, and there must be someone who is willing to help Your Majesty solve the disaster." There was a pause in his tone, "If others don't want to go, the students do." β
Li Muyan was shocked for a moment, and then smiled.
Mu Qing lowered his head, as if he felt that he had said something that he shouldn't have said, but the little abacus in his heart did crackle.
He is now a white man, has no power and power, and if he goes, he will go in vain, Li Muyan will definitely not throw him over to eat loess. In Mu Qing's heart, if Li Qianyu knew about this matter, he would definitely ask for an order to go, and he would simply be a favor now, and boast a lot, and when Li Qianyu took over this errand in the future, Li Muyan would naturally remember these words, and his impression of Li Qianyu would also change greatly.
Just thinking about this, Mu Qing suddenly heard Li Muyan's voice sound: "Mu Qing, why don't you use the gold dust I arranged on the table?" β
The author has something to say: Cheap Daddy's senses for Mu Qing are getting better and better, and Mu Xiaoqing has transformed all these good feelings into Liulang Table
Keep up the effort to put =v=
Dear dear lotus seeds, these days there are holidays or alternate days, but there is no time set, and I will send it after I finish writing
jj has a new feature.,After the update, it can be synchronized to Weibo.,Rolling and begging relatives to pay attention to meow updates will be Weibo prompts.
Boom!
Poke here to go straight to Lianzi Weibo to say l3l4