When discussing the recent decree with Taifu, Jiang Beiran couldn't help but shake his head from time to time.

Because after becoming the emperor, he noticed that the meteorological conditions of the Xuanlong Continent were so strange, not that the geography of the Xuanlong Continent was strange, on the contrary, the four seasons and various climatic zones of the Xuanlong Continent were quite similar to the earth.

But because of the existence of aura, there are often various abnormal weather conditions on the Xuanlong Continent.

For example, the two adjacent counties have been in drought for three years on one side, and the cold wind on the other side, but they do not affect each other at all, and every other year, some places have completely different weather conditions than last year.

Even if Jiang Beiran doesn't have much knowledge of geography, he also understands that this is absolutely unscientific, so he can only explain it with metaphysics.

After making up some metaphysical and geographical knowledge for himself, Jiang Beiran discussed the problem of drought control with Shi Xing'an again.

After being reprimanded by Jiang Beiran last time, Shi Xing'an redrafted a drought recital, compared with the previous south-to-north water diversion, the content of this recital can be said to be decent.

But being decent also means being mediocre.

For the drought, Shi Xing'an gave a total of three suggestions.

The first is [thin taxation and extensive accumulation].

In this way, the production burden of the peasants can be reduced, so that the people can leave enough food, so that even if the drought comes, the peasants will have a certain amount of living materials.

The second is [giving the field house, using the utensils, and surviving the drought].

Naturally, when the drought came, the imperial court came forward to solve the problem of living and living for the people.

If the local area is completely deserted, the only way to eat is to emigrate to the imperial court, and the disaster victims will be moved to other counties and counties.

The third is [send envoys to inspect, listen to the people and be rich].

That is, if they find that the drought in certain areas is too frequent for the people to survive, they will take the initiative to move these people to other places, instead of waiting until the people are dying of hunger.

These three suggestions are indeed useful strategies, but they are all ways to escape, that is, if I can't beat you, I can't run?

None of them are really a solution.

Although Jiang Beiran agreed after reading the recital and asked Shi Xing'an to hurry up and implement it, he was worried about this matter in his heart, to be precise, he remembered Shi Xing'an's previous proposal to dig a canal.

From the very beginning, Shi Xing'an admitted that the song did have a tentative meaning, but it was not completely impossible to implement, as long as the emperor could mobilize the cultivators, this major project would never be too laborious and costly, and once it was completed, it would be a matter of great merit.

Looking at the drought-stricken areas on the map one after another, Jiang Beiran leaned on the back of the dragon chair and began to close his eyes and meditate.

'Mobilize cultivators......

It's difficult, it's very difficult, you must know that whether it's a decent disciple or a demon sect disciple, the premise for them to help the common people is "on a whim" or "a gesture".

That is, they are willing to help with things that are easy for them or easy to do.

But opening a canal, even if a cultivator is allowed to come, is an incomparably huge project, because digging a canal is not something that can be completed by transporting Xuan Qi and bombing it indiscriminately, it is a delicate job.

That is to say, it takes a large number of cultivators to give up their cultivation time to help the common people dig canals, a day or two, maybe they can still do it with their enthusiasm, but what about a year? What about ten years?

Of course, if you can pay the corresponding reward, it is not impossible to drive the cultivators.

After all, Jiang Beiran discovered from the beginning that in this fantasy world, there are not only strong showdowns and the first in the world, but also "firewood, rice, oil and salt".

Cultivators also need to make money.

But it is impossible for a weak imperial court to give a reward that satisfies the cultivators.

Sure enough, no matter what you want to achieve, making money first is the first thing. ’

Thinking of this, Jiang Beiran's thinking became much more lively, after all, when he returned to the Heart Sect, he already had the prototype of the Jiang Entertainment Empire in his mind, as long as he perfected it again, then after he was completely familiar with the imperial court, and after the black and white dishes were divided into the "cake", Jiang Beiran thought that this matter was definitely a problem.

Shaolin kung fu plus football, can you do it?

"Be loyal." Jiang Beiran shouted with his eyes closed.

"The minions are here." Gu Duzhong, who was waiting on the side, hurriedly responded.

"Go and help me bring the "Asking the Water Collection" and the "Outline of the Waterway."

"Yes."

On the first day Jiang Beiran came, he gave Gu Qianzhong an exam question that could be said to be simple or not simple, that is, to ask him to make a list of all the books in the meditation hall.

If Gu Duzhong, the official and supervisor, is competent, then he can naturally quickly complete the list based on the basis 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 official and eunuch did a good job of private etiquette, although it was a little more than a little time, but he still successfully sorted out the list of all the books in the meditation hall, and also did a good job of the general content of the book.

However, this also made Jiang Beiran more interested in that Deng Bo.

If the emperor is very good, then he is naturally 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 slap horses.

That is to say, since you can see from the leader what level of his subordinates, and vice versa, what level of his subordinates can also see what they are like in the lead.

But Deng Bo had those young officials who were completely "bastards", and under Jiang Beiran's questioning afterwards, these people did enter the court by "buying officials".

And when a court begins to buy and sell officials, it is basically coming to an end, but there is more than one backbone minister like Shi Xing'an in the court.

When Jiang Beiran recruited them into the palace, they could not only answer their own jurisdictional questions fluently, but also come up with new ideas for other things.

Even eunuchs like Gu Qianzhong who were left in the palace were mostly capable, they were not little eunuchs who could only slap their beards and serve people, but eunuchs who really built a bridge between the emperor and the ministers.

can make a minister of the imperial court so polarized, Jiang Beiran also thinks that Deng Bo is also a strange person.

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 he took too big a step and was bewitched by villains.

As for why I say this, it is because when Deng Bo first ascended the throne, he also worked hard to govern the country diligently, but then his temperament suddenly changed greatly, as if he lost interest in governing the country overnight, but on the surface, he would go to the court to discuss matters, but his main energy was transferred to 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 concept and Yin Jianghong are the same, and they both think that the majesty of the dynasty is very important to a country, but he doesn't plan to take Yin Jianghong to play together, and plans to rebuild a court on the ruins where he has the right to speak, so can Yin Jianghong agree?

But when Jiang Beiran asked who this villain who bewitched Deng Bo was, all the ministers said that they didn't know, and at the same time, they also revealed worry in their words, afraid that Jiang Beiran's temperament would change greatly one day.

"Your Majesty, the book has been brought here."

Putting away the many thoughts in his mind, Jiang Beiran opened his eyes and sat up and took the two books.

Flipping through "Asking Water Collection", Jiang Beiran asked in the direction of Shu Gang while looking at it: "Taifu, with what you see, is it possible to dig the canal?" ”

Shu Gang bowed and said: "The old minister doesn't understand the matter of water conservancy, but he only knows that the precedent of opening the chasm recorded in the book is to divert the water of the river to follow the water of Anhong. ”

"Oh? Which book is it? ”

Shu Gang thought for a moment and replied, "The title of the book is "An Flood Lilu"

Sure enough, there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure. ’

Nodding with satisfaction, Jiang Beiran immediately spoke: "Be loyal, go and bring this book for me."

"Yes."

Soon, Gu Qianzhong walked 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, this so-called chasm is at most a water pipe, which is simply not comparable, if you really want to dig a canal, although the things written in this book can be used for reference, but there is not much to learn from.

However, the advantage of digging this gap is that Jiang Beiran is more determined to dig the canal.

First of all, as long as the canal is dug from south to north and becomes a major artery, it can make north-south trade extremely convenient.

Of course, Jiangbeiran attaches more importance to disaster prevention and prevention, and the opening of the canal is a "river of life" for some drought-stricken areas.

Once a disaster occurs, disaster relief materials can be quickly sent to the disaster area through the Grand Canal, and the artificial canal itself plays a huge role in transporting water sources.

This can undoubtedly greatly improve the imperial court's disaster relief capacity and the chances of survival of the general public after the disaster.

A small chasm can save a county, so 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 repairing the canal, although Jiang Beiran does not know how to carry out water conservancy projects, since the Sui Dynasty can dig the canal, Jiang Beiran believes that the technical difficulty will not be too high, and Shengguo should be able to find corresponding talents.

Putting down the book, Jiang Beiran looked at Shu Gang and asked, "Taifu, if you were to recommend someone to dig the canal, who would you recommend?" ”

After hearing this, Shu Gang arched his hand and said: "The old minister rarely asks about the affairs of the court, and I really don't know which official to recommend, and I ask the emperor for forgiveness." ”

Because of the particularity of the position of Taifu, even if Shu Gang wants to deal with the officials in the court, most officials will avoid it.

The reason why Jiang Beiran asked this is to knock it casually, to be the emperor, this delicate little habit is still to be had.

Putting aside the matter of opening the canal, which is destined to take a long time to raise, Jiang Beiran thought for a moment and said: "Taifu, now that I have gradually become familiar with the affairs of the court, and I also understand that Shengguo is in a state of ruin, what do you think I will do next to change the status quo?" ”

Deng Bo has been in power for more than ten years, and most of his thoughts are on how to subvert black and white, and he naturally does not pay too much attention to the governance of the country, because in his plan, Fengzhou is destined to be a mess, and no matter how good he governs, it is useless.

Therefore, in today's Shengguo, the people can still live in prosperous places or nearby towns with decent or demonic help, but some remote counties and villages are not living well.

When he couldn't mobilize the power of cultivators to help the people, Jiang Beiran still needed to come up with some policies to help them save themselves.

After hearing this, Shu Gang replied: "The old minister thinks that the current policies need to rest with the people and restore the most basic productive forces, such as the policy of lightly dispensing with the meager endowment. ”

Jiang Beiran nodded after hearing this: "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, expropriated and extorted money, and bred a large number of corrupt officials and corrupt officials. ”

Jiang Beiran sighed after hearing this; "But where can you find so many honest officials in one fell swoop?"

"The emperor can open Enke and recruit talented people from all over the world."

"That's an idea, I see, what should I do?"

"The old minister still has a advice, I don't know if I should say it or not."

Jiang Beiran frowned when he heard this, "I didn't say it from the beginning, there is no need to worry about my suspicion and you, just rely on you, and I can't be harmed." ”

Although Jiang Beiran's words were domineering, they made Shu Gang feel like he had taken a reassuring pill.

So he bowed down and continued: "The old minister suggested strengthening the centralization of power and restructuring the imperial court. ”

"Oh?" Jiang Beiran immediately understood what Shu Gang meant, "What Taifu means...... Some of the big people in the court have too much power? ”

"Exactly." Shu Gang echoed.

"Okay, I'll discuss this matter in detail with you later, and the next step is to go."

"Please give your majesty a new policy and manage the army of the whole country."

"Army ......"

Jiang Beiran smacked his lips, that's right, Shengguo also has an army, but the army is not used to fight, after all, in front of cultivators, no matter how many troops there are, they are just cannon fodder, in this country, the main role of the army is to control the people, so that they don't run around.

In addition, public security cannot be managed by all decent sects, and some ordinary bandits and bandits still need the army to clean them up.

"If there is any problem with the army, please tell me in detail."

Shu Gang arched his hand and said: "The old minister only knows that the country's army has become the private army of some powerful ministers, and if it is not managed, it may become a disaster." ”

"I see." Jiang Beiran nodded vigorously.

(End of chapter)