The emperor, the only profession in the world, will it be so easy to do?

Guo Peng's current problems and difficult pace of reform are the best portrayal of this profession.

It's too hard for me.

Guo wanted to say this from the bottom of his heart.

But the path he chose, the throne he stepped on, crying, and he had to continue to work until he died.

Guo Jin only needs to worry about what is happening in his small circle.

Guo Peng, on the other hand, has to worry about what happens in a big empire.

For example, on a land issue, Guo Peng should not only consider how to develop it when there are few people now, but also how to maintain it in the case of a surge in population in the future.

Of course, when the population surges in the future and the densely populated areas of the Central Plains are not enough, the Wei Empire will not be helpless.

Finding ways to increase food production is one way to go.

Increasing the number of non-staple foods such as meat, eggs, milk and beans to reduce food consumption is also a solution.

Of course, the most important way is to move the surplus population to the south of the Yangtze River.

The migration of the population from the Central Plains to the south of the Yangtze River can not only alleviate the pressure brought about by the rapid population growth in the Central Plains, but also accelerate the development of the south of the Yangtze River.

Jiangnan's population carrying capacity is still greatly underestimated.

As long as it can be properly developed and the imperial court is willing to invest, the number of people that the entire Jiangnan can carry will not be less than that of the Central Plains.

Yangzhou, Jingzhou and Yizhou are all strong places with population, and even the future Liaodong region may not be able to take charge of itself and carry a considerable part of the population.

What is lacking in these places is development.

It is not enough for the army to burn all the way through.

As long as there are no human beings stationed in the development, and there is no pollution and environmental change caused by industry, after being burned by fire, the local ecology can recover itself in just a few years, and the recovery is quite good, almost equal to no one has ever visited.

Only human beings can change the local ecological environment, either destroy or coexist, and only human beings who have mastered production technology can bring about change.

Cut down trees, clear wasteland, and turn these places full of plants, weeds, and all kinds of wild animals into patches of arable land, produce enough food, and settle in the area, domesticating and using the land permanently.

Then they had children, increased the population, and created civilization and customs.

However, this kind of thing is not achieved overnight, and wasteland development takes time and requires cost investment.

The development of wasteland organized by the imperial court has been steadily carried out in Jiangnan, and organized resettlement operations are also being carried out, but there is no great result in the short term.

Moreover, the population of the entire Wei Empire is now more than 60 million, and it is possible to consider things in the future, but there is no need to act prematurely and forcefully.

The rice should be eaten one bite at a time, the wine should be drunk one bite at a time, and the steps are too big, and it is easy to pull the eggs.

So Guo does need to wait for his people.

It is not possible for him to bury his head in the front alone, and only when his people go forward can the country really move forward.

Otherwise, no matter how hard he tried, he wouldn't be able to drag such a huge empire.

Now he's gone far enough to stop and wait.

Therefore, in the period of large-scale development, when various major projects were started one after another and had not yet been completed, Guo decided to stop and slow down and not carry out so many reforms for the time being.

Reform will not be carried out for the time being, but the state cannot stop, and if the new one cannot be carried out, then the old one will be carried out.

Foreign wars, anti-corruption campaigns, these are old methods, but they are good ways to ensure that the country does not continue to corrupt.

There is no means to eliminate officials in a righteous and bright way, so the anti-corruption action is used as a means to kill the old ones and replace them with new ones, which can also deter a group of people by the way

We must always let those officials honestly have something to do, and we can't let them have nothing to do, if they have nothing to do, the people will suffer.

As a responsible emperor and a true monarch, Guo needs to think a little more for the Li Shu of the empire.

So he's going to keep tossing.

One hand is anti-corruption, the other hand is preparing for war, one hand is to sweep away rice worms internally, and the other hand is to sweep away worries externally.

The anti-corruption campaign has officially ended at the end of March of the fifth year of Yande, and it has ended very decisively without leaving any tail.

After killing a large number of officials, Guo Peng ordered the Ministry of Officials to select and transfer new officials to take office as soon as possible, so the Ministry of Officials began to get busy, and the Ministry of Rites also began to get busy.

For the sake of the family's future and future, even people like Xu Jing have begun to become popular, and there are countless people who want to contact him openly and secretly.

Xu Jing is still like this, let alone Zhang Zhao, an innocent person.

Naturally, the people of Xuzhou don't need to say much, the people of Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Yizhou, Yuzhou, and Yongzhou......

Anyway, at least people who don't belong to the three states of Qingyan and Hebei are trying their best to get close to Zhang Zhaola.

Who let Zhang Zhao really have so many official places to choose from?

There are not only local, but also some central positions, although the positions are not too high and the power is not too big, that is also an official position in Luoyang, isn't it?

Luoyang's official position is always the first choice of officials, and it is better to be able to enter Luoyang as an official, even if it is just to be an errand boy, than to be an official in a local area.

The local officials of the whole Great Wei are looking forward to becoming officials in Luoyang.

Zhang Zhao was so annoyed that he closed the door directly, ignored anyone, and then inquired a little, knowing that Xu Jing had made the same choice.

Despite this, these guys who annoyed Zhang Zhaohe like flies still surrounded them, not missing any opportunity.

This news was also known to Guo Peng, and he watched such a big drama directed by him with great interest, looking at this human situation, and feeling happy about it.

Of course, he doesn't feel that all the talents in the world are in his pocket.

Choosing among a limited group of people does not make a great talent.

This kind of inspection is more like a game, even if Guo Peng restricts a lot of conditions, it is still a high-level game, and there is nothing fun about it.

The people involved in it are related to each other, and eight out of ten people are related to each other with a stick.

What else is this playing?

Xu Jing and Zhang Zhao are both understanding people, and in the face of such a thing, they first closed their doors to thank customers, then tossed around at home for a few days, and then went to Guo Peng with a list.

These are the shortlists of candidates for more important positions, including central official positions, county guards, and county magistrates in some counties with large populations.

The rest is a list of candidates for auxiliary officials in some of the more important state and county capitals, and also hold more important powers.

They asked Guo Peng whether it was appropriate to do this, and whether it was appropriate to do that.

This behavior made Guo Peng realize that they were worthy.

This opportunity is also a good opportunity to expand the influence of the third party in the DPRK and China, so Guo Peng expressed his understanding of their behavior of appointing many people from the three prefectures who are not from the Qinghai, Yanji and Hebei provinces as officials.

"You should select more people who are truly talented and virtuous to fill these important positions, so that they can remember the fate of those who committed crimes in the past, and do not lose their integrity because of a little petty profit."

The end of losing [integrity] is losing one's life, and Guo Peng feels that they will not fail to understand this.

Xu Jing and Zhang Zhao never acted arbitrarily according to Guo Peng's expectations.

This is different from Cheng Yu and Cui Yan at the beginning.

In the opinion of Xu Jing and Zhang Zhao, in the affairs of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites, in addition to the official positions of some grassroots village chiefs and township heads, the list of bureaucrats at the three levels of prefectures, counties, and counties and central bureaucrats will be reported to Guo Peng.

They will do a good job of reporting the list, who to choose, who not to choose, who is the first choice, who is the candidate, and the place of origin, etc., will be completely marked down for Guo Peng to see.

Guo Peng is satisfied with their work attitude.

They had to be aware of their situation and what they had to do, and the only reason they held this power was because the emperor needed it.

They don't need to be responsible for Shang Shuling and Shang Shu's servants, they only need to be responsible for the emperor.

That's right, now the affairs of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites no longer ask for instructions from the Shangshu Ling and the Monks.

Originally, the work of the eight departments of Shangshutai had to be summarized here in Shangshuling, and Shangshuling made a preliminary decision and then reported to the emperor.

However, after the previous political turmoil, the control of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites has actually been transferred from the Shangshu Ling and the Shangshu Servants to the emperor.

The Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites have begun to be directly responsible to the emperor in fact, reporting directly to the emperor, and basically have no obligations to the Shangshu Ling and Shangshu servants, more like the emperor's direct subordinate cabinet.

And in this regard, Cheng Yu and Tian Feng have no way.

They didn't dare to let the officials and the Ministry of Rites come to their side to report their work, instead of going to the emperor's side to report their work.

Originally, Cheng Yu was in charge of the Ministry of Officials, and Tian Feng controlled the Ministry of Rites through Cui Yan, and the two sides were on equal footing, fighting back and forth, controlling the overall situation of the government and government, but now these two ministries have been out of their control.

They had lost vital power to each other, and could not continue to hold such vital power, nor could they interfere in the affairs of the imperial court.

Xu Jing and Zhang Zhao directly surrendered to the emperor with the power in their hands, reported directly to the emperor in everything, and bypassed Shang Shuling and Shang Shu's servants, as if they did not exist at all.

The vital officials and rites in the eight departments of Shangshutai have been directly controlled by the emperor, which means that the emperor's trust in Cheng Yu and Tian Feng is no longer the same.

The emperor controlled the personnel power of the court through Xu Jing and Zhang Zhao, firmly controlled everyone's lifeline, and mastered the direction of the court situation.

Xu Jing and Zhang Zhao are also people who have no integrity.

If you don't follow the rules of the imperial court, you actually bypass the top boss and report your daily work directly to the big boss, and you only submit a memorandum to the top boss to represent that you have already reported your work, and you don't take the top boss in your eyes at all, what is this?

It feels like Shang Shuling and Shang Shu Servant have no jurisdiction over these two ministries at all.

In the face of such disrespect and contempt for Shangguan, although there were many discussions within Shangshutai, no one dared to publicly condemn Zhang Zhao and Xu Jing.

On the contrary, there are still many people who are trying to get through the relationship with Zhang Zhao and Xu Jing and further connect to the emperor.

For such a phenomenon, most people feel that this is a temporary punishment.

Because of the emperor's dissatisfaction with Cheng Yu and Tian Feng's previous troubles, after a long time, the control of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites will still be returned to Shang Shutai, and it will not change the current court system.

There are also people who think that His Majesty has a strong desire for power today, and he may always have the power of personnel in his hands, and will not easily hand it over to others.

Only a handful of people feel that the wind is not quite right.

It is more likely that the emperor is dissatisfied with the existence of Shang Shuling and Shang Shufu, and wants not to control the personnel power alone, but to control the entire eight departments of Shang Shutai.

It's too dangerous.

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