At this time, Jinling, it was a sunny day, and since Liu Jian, the prime minister of the Great Qian, had forgotten the purpose of his visit to Jinling, he had stayed in Jinling County all day long, not asking a thing, not saying a word, just like coming to Jinling for a vacation, so that all the forces in the south of the Yangtze River were a little incomprehensible.

At this time, Liu Jian was dressed in civilian clothes, chatting with Li Shi and Li Yaozu, the acting county guard of Jinling.

In fact, Liu Jian is still quite interested in Li Yaozu, and he learned about it privately, he has a fierce wife Su family, he doesn't take concubines or drink, he is upright, and he doesn't know how many people he has offended, which is incompatible with the officialdom atmosphere in Jiangnan over the years, and he is still alive and kicking, Liu Jian admires him a little in his heart, at least he is really lucky.

At this time, Liu Jian said to Li Yaozu: "Li Yaozu, as the acting county guard of Jinling, you tell the prime minister, what is the loss of the military disaster in Jinling?" ”

Li Yaozu listened, but he hesitated, but he still stubbornly said: "Prime Minister, that military disaster, all of them were concentrated in Dongcheng District, and the entire Dongcheng District was razed to the ground, after that fire, it was even more difficult to count, Xiaguan roughly estimated that there were 3,873 complete corpses alone, as for the dead people, it was too difficult to count, because many of the subordinates did not have Jinling household registration, but there were 12,323 people under the official disappearance; As for the loss of gold and silver in Jinling, the lower officials did not know, but General Lin collected more than 4,820,000 taels of gold and silver from the officers and soldiers of the former Jinling battalion, and as for the treasures, it was even more ......."

After listening to Li Yaozu's detailed explanation, Liu Jian sighed before he spoke: "Then according to what you said, Jinling is a hundred industries have withered, so what will happen to next year's summer tax?" You must know that Jinling is a big tax county. ”

Li Yaozu listened to Liu Jian's worries, but said with a smile: "My lord is too worried, Jinling has indeed suffered from military disasters, but it is just the upper echelons of Jinling, these people are simply hindering the development of Jinling, bullying the market, bullying the civilians, that is a smooth job, now these are gone, the vitality of the people is erupting, the sprouts of mushrooms in all walks of life have appeared, and next year's summer tax is afraid that it will increase a lot." He said truthfully, but the indignation against the various families in Jinling in his words made Liu Jian listen to it.

So, Liu Jian praised loudly: "Very good, since this is the case, the prime minister will recommend you to His Majesty as the guard of Jinling County!" ”

When Li Yaozu heard this, he was ecstatic in his heart, but he still didn't understand it in his heart, so he stubbornly said: "Thank you for your appreciation, but why is this?" ”

Liu Jian listened to his question, but said with a smile: "Jinling, this is an important city, and then the forces of all parties are grinding and appearing, where various interests converge, the local wealthy families of the Jiangnan family, the northern military meritorious aristocratic forces, the northern family scholar group, Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and the royal family's forces, these are all on the surface, and there are many secrets, and the Jinling County Code represents the court, it must be a' 'Strong Order', you have to have a wrist to shock them, but you are just right, and you are familiar with everything in Jinling, not you or who? Liu Jian said with an affirmative face.

When Li Yaozu heard this, he was a little stunned, and his heart was a little confused for a while, he really couldn't understand the meaning of Liu Jian's words, but he knew that the next Jiangnan would usher in huge changes, and Jinling was the top priority, the focus of all the forces of the Great Cadres, and the intersection of various interests, but the prime minister in front of him directly told him that he would serve as the extraordinary feudal official of Jinling County, and he was surprised and happy in his heart.

But the opportunity is in front of him, no matter what the future holds, the most important thing at the moment is to grasp it, so he breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down his mood, and then said: "My lord, is there something big going to happen next in Jiangnan?" Li Yaozu said with a heavy face.

Liu Jian listened, nodded, and then said: "Yes, your sense of smell is still very keen, an official of your level should not know, but then you will play an important role in the land of Jiangnan, and the prime minister will tell you in advance." This prime minister went to Jiangnan this time, and the prime minister Jiangnan had great military and political power, and shouldered the mission of His Majesty, not only to rectify the officialdom in Jiangnan, but also to prepare for the next Southern Expedition to Dali and Annam! ”

Liu Jian was speechless and endless, and he broke the news when he opened his mouth, but Li Yaozu's face became even heavier when he heard it.

And Liu Jian continued: "Your Majesty has consulted with all the important ministers of the court, and the court has unanimously decided to launch the war of the Southern Expedition to Dali and Annan in the next three to five years, and the current Jiangnan Jiedu envoy Lin Cang and Jiedu deputy envoy Li Tong are going to Jiangnan in advance to thoroughly rectify the Jinling camp, collect 400,000 troops from the Jiangnan region, build 200,000 elite Southern Expedition Corps, build 200,000 reserve corps, and once they are ready, they will immediately go Southern Expedition!" Liu Jian said seriously.

Sighing, Liu Jian said again: "And Jinling will be the military material gathering place of the entire Southern Expedition army, and all kinds of materials from the court will be gathered in Jinling in advance, and then sent to the logistics base of the Southern Expedition army, so Jinling is the top priority, and its Jinling County Guard has to be the most suitable person, on the one hand, we have to ensure the safety of the military materials that have arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, and on the other hand, we have to deal with the various forces that will lay out Jinling next, this position is really not easy to do, Li Yaozu, Guangzong Yaozu, this name is good, do you dare to do it?" Liu Jian asked directly.

"Prime Minister, the lower officials dare to do it, the upper authorities have an order, and it is incumbent on them, not to mention the self-cultivation of the Qi family to govern the country and the world, the lower officials have achieved self-cultivation and the Qi family, and then it is time to govern the country and the world, more than ten years of ups and downs, the lower officials are already quite unable to wait!" Li Yaozu listened to Liu Jian's words, and he said arrogantly.

Liu Jian saw it, but he was very satisfied in his heart, this sharp and compelling appearance could reassure him, otherwise a person who only promised would not give him such a high position as the Jinling County Guard.

Liu Jian thought about it, and asked again: "Then tell me, how to break the situation when you come to Jiangnan and rectify the officialdom in Jiangnan is the best?" ”

In fact, these days, Liu Jian has also been thinking about this problem, he has thousands of ways to rectify Jiangnan officialdom, but he still can't think of the fastest way, the best effect, and the least damage to break the situation.

And the reason why I asked Li Yaozu was to hear what this Jinling land snake thought in his heart, and whether he could give himself some enlightenment.

Li Yaozu listened to Liu Jian's question, but he pondered for a long time before he spoke: "My lord, if you want to rectify the officialdom, your subordinates have three strategies. The next policy is to turn over the Jinling military disaster case, one check is accurate, more than half of the officials at the level of county guards, county officials, and county lieutenants in the Jiangnan region will fall to the ground, and more than a quarter will lose their posts and go to work, but the lower officials still do not recommend that you do this, on the one hand, His Majesty has already set the tone, on the other hand, because this is to change the soup and not the medicine, I am afraid that the mistakes of the past will be repeated in a few years; According to the law of the Great Cadres, one-fifth of the officials in the Jiangnan region have to fall to the ground, and two-fifths will lose their posts and go to their posts, and they will be exiled, while the lower officials suggest that you do this, which is the safest method and is also in line with the golden mean. He said with a serious face.

Liu Jian listened, but he was curious in his heart, he could also think of the middle and lower strategies, and this middle strategy was also the safest way he felt at present, but since Li Yaozu could come up with what he called the best strategy, this was rare.

So, Liu Jian asked, "Then what do you say about your best strategy?" Let Benxiang listen to it. Liu Jian asked with a smile.

Li Yaozu listened, but he was silent, for a long time, he wanted to speak and stopped, but he still didn't speak.

When Liu Jian saw it, he was even more curious, and urged: "Master Li, tell me about it." He said half-jokingly.

Li Yaozu listened to Liu Jian's urging, and then he stiffened his head and said in a low voice: "Prime Minister, if you want to say that this is the best policy, you really don't dare to say that you want to change someone to the next official, and only Your Majesty and your Excellency can do it in the entire Great Cadre today." ”

"Oh, what's that?" Liu Jian looked into his eyes and asked.

"Buddha, Buddhism, suppress the Buddhism in Jiangnan." Li Yaozu said with sharp eyes and a firm look.

Liu Jian didn't understand when he heard it, but he still didn't speak, just listened quietly, listening to Li Yaozu's next words.

And Li Yaozu also continued: "The adult has been in the north for a long time, maybe not as good as Xiaguan, a Jiangnan person, has such a deep feeling for the Buddhist power in the south of the Yangtze River, in the past 20 years, the development of Buddhism in the south of the Yangtze River is no less than the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the four hundred and eighty temples of the Southern Dynasties, how many buildings in the smoke and rain, Xiaguan has always thought that it is just the imagination of the great poet Du Mu, but in the Jiangnan for more than ten years, the lower officials only understand that it is true. ”

"In recent years, the lower officials have made a rough statistics, in Jiangnan, there are more than 500 large temples, more than 100,000 monks alone, and more than one million acres of land occupied, and more than three-quarters of the officials in the Jiangnan area are friendly with Buddhism, and the key is that the lower class people in Jiangnan are very supportive of Buddhism, which is a very bad sign, Buddhism is too powerful, according to the current trend, the lower officials estimate that in another ten to twenty years, the bottom people in Jiangnan are afraid that they only know the Buddha and do not know the court. It's time for the court to suppress the Buddhist forces in Jiangnan. As soon as the adults took action to suppress Buddhism, the officialdom rectification in Jiangnan was easily solved. Li Yaozu said with a serious face.

When Liu Jian heard this, his brows immediately furrowed, and he fell into deep thought for a while, and only after a long time did he ask unconvinced, "Are you telling the truth?" ”

"It's true, the lower official dares to guarantee the head of the item, and if there is a little mistake in what the lower official said, the adult can cut off my head." After listening to Liu Jian's question, Li Yaozu was not in a hurry or impatient, and said with a firm face.

"You go down first, think about it again!"