Text: The Great Power Battle_Chapter 229 The War Will Begin
"Wenruo, it's been three months since the drought, what should we do?" [Ran^Text^Library] Xiao Chen frowned tightly and asked Xun Yu.
Xun Yu was not in a hurry, and said: "The king doesn't have to worry too much, I have ordered local civil officials at all levels to organize people to dig wells and open canals." In addition, the people in China are now living in abundance, and many families have a lot of food. As long as there is heavy rain in the next two months, we will be able to get through it. β
"Have you not harvested any of the crops in the people's fields in the past three months?"
"Yes, it's just too little. In the first month, the crop was only half of what it had before. The second month has decreased a lot, and this month may really be without grains. Xun Yu said with a bitter face. It stands to reason that as long as there is a major drought, there will be almost no harvest, and there will be fewer and fewer as now.
"Let's prepare, first distribute the 50 million stone grain and grass in Donglin City to the counties, so as not to be too late. How to distribute, you can discuss it with a few Shangshu. In addition, let the household department prepare some money and go to sea to buy grain in other countries. β
"King, isn't it a bit of a fuss to buy food? There are a small amount of reserves in the granaries of all parts of the country, plus the 80 million stone military grain and grass in reserve, which is almost enough for all the people in the country to spend two years. Xun Yu was puzzled, the purchased food was really a bit redundant. Although the country is now facing a major drought, the grain stored by the previous unintentional move is definitely enough for Beichen to eat up and down for several years.
Therefore, this drought is nothing at all for Beichen Kingdom. You must know that even if the reserve of military rations is exhausted, the grain in the Zhenguo warehouse will definitely not be able to be eaten.
"What's superfluous about this, it's a waste of money to hold the money, it's better to buy more food."
"But the king, we have 80 million stones of military rations, plus the inventory in the warehouse of Zhenguo, we don't need to buy food at all!"
"Wen Ruo, what if there is no Zhenguo warehouse?"
Xun Yu was stunned for a moment, a frightened expression suddenly appeared on his face, and he said timidly: "King, really... Really not?"
"Haha, I'm joking!" When Xiao Chen saw Xun Yu's expression, he immediately laughed exaggeratedly. Then, Xiao Chen said again: "Actually, I want to use this drought to see how capable the local management officials of our Beichen Kingdom are!" β
As soon as Xun Yu heard it, he immediately understood. Only a handful of people know about the Zhenguo warehouse, and 99 percent of the country's officials have never heard of it. Since the king wants to see the ability of the local officials, it is definitely not possible to use the Zhenguo warehouse, unless it is the most critical moment.
And this drought can indeed fully show the ability of local administrative officials, if they do not embezzle the grain and grass that are relieved, and the local stocks of grain and grass are sufficient. Naturally, there won't be any trouble, and maybe you can go up a liter of it. But if you dare to do those dirty things, you can only say sorry.
Xun Yu only has a general understanding of the ability of local administrative officials, and this is still the evaluation when he was first appointed. As for what happens now, Xun Yu can't say that he knows completely. You must know that Chinese officials have always been not very good, and there may not be anything too unusual during the war, and everyone will turn a blind eye. In peacetime, the officials are a bit terrible, and now that Beichen Kingdom is also in a period of peace, corrupt officials are absolutely indispensable.
So, you can also take this opportunity to clean up the stubble!
"The king's plan, Weichen agrees. Hmm~ Let the Military Intelligence Bureau supervise local officials well, so that the rule of our officials can be more clear! Xun Yu suggested.
Let the MIA do this? That's not good, no matter how stupid Xiao Chen is, he can't let the CIA play this. Originally, the Military Intelligence Bureau was responsible for investigating the situation of foreign countries, spying on military intelligence, and supervising the generals of various armies. Now let them supervise the local administrators in the country, and it will not become the brocade guard of the Ming Dynasty.
It's better to reorganize a department, so that it can also form a situation against the Military Intelligence Bureau, which is conducive to its own control.
"No, I'm going to form another department, and it's called Jinyiwei. Jin Yiwei is responsible for supervising the local administrative officials, but only has the power of supervision, not the power of arrest. The members of the Brocade Guard are selected from within the Royal Army, so be sure to ensure loyalty! Xiao Chen said.
Yue Fei was also stunned, he had been here for a long time, and finally there was something related to him. It's just that this is poaching people from under his command again. Looking at Xun Yu next to him nodding his head, Yue Fei had no choice but to say, "No! At the end of the year, I will go back and pick people! β
"Well, good! By the way, Wen Ruo, you also prepare, in a few days I will have a private visit to Weifu, and you can manage it well in the court! Xiao Chen suddenly sounded about the private interview of Weifu, and said to Xun Yu casually.
Xun Yu was suddenly startled and said loudly: "Ah! King, these 10,000 must not be, now that we have many enemies in Beichen Kingdom, it is inevitable that there will be some stalls of enemy countries. If something happens to the king, it's ......"
"Okay, Wen Ruo don't worry, I naturally have a conclusion in my mind about this matter."
Just when Xun Yu wanted to say something more, Xiao Dezi's voice suddenly sounded outside the study: "King Qiyu, General Li Ancheng, the commander of the water division, has sent an urgent report!" β
Urgent? Xiao Chen frowned again, Li Ancheng managed six or seven hundred thousand sailors, what kind of urgent report would he send, it was definitely a big deal.
"Come in!" Xiao Chen shouted outside the door, and then Xiao Dezi bowed down and approached the study.
"The little one sees the king, long live the king."
"Okay, no need to be polite, tell me what's going on"
"No! The king, General Li Ancheng, sent an urgent report that a large number of refugees had been found 800 nautical miles away. There were no less than a few million people, and they took 5,000 civilian ships and went straight to the area around Licheng. Subsequently, General Li Ancheng had already led his troops to block the advancing ship forces. β
After that, General Li Ancheng said that these ships were all Han Chinese. Now the sailor is covering the people coming to the mainland, and it is expected to arrive in Li Cheng in three days! β
Xiao Chen snatched the letter from Xiao Dezi's hand in surprise and looked at some of the small characters on it. Xiao Chen suddenly smiled bitterly and was speechless, millions of people came from the sea, and they were still carrying five thousand big ships. Are they idle and have nothing to do, so many people can find a place at will to build a country, as for running so far by sea to come to Beichen Kingdom?
Of course, there are people who come to take refuge, and Xiao Chen is naturally happy. Just now, I was just a little confused about these Han people. After all, that's millions. With millions of more people, you can arm hundreds of thousands of more people and horses! However, no one thought that there would be millions of people driving 5,000 large ships to come to him.
"Hehe, Wen Ruo, look at the letter from Commander Li. Grandma's, millions of people! Xiao Chen handed the letter to Xun Yu with a smile, intending to share happiness together.
Xun Yu took the letter, and without even reading it, he had a depressed expression on his face. Alas~ This own king, why don't you think much about things. Millions of people have come across the sea in big ships, and they have absolutely not much food and grass on them. Then the matter comes, millions of people have come to Beichen Kingdom, what should Beichen Kingdom do. It is impossible to sit and watch the millions of people who have taken refuge starve to death, so let's relieve it, that is to say, the grain and grass that Beichen Kingdom originally planned to provide disaster relief will also allocate a part of it to save these people.
Millions of mouths, that's hundreds of thousands of stone grain a day, and millions of stone grain will be gone in a month. In addition, there may be a large number of refugees in the country, and now even Xun Yu feels that things are in a big deal.
"King, after these millions of people come ashore, that's millions of mouths!"
"Uh..." Xiao Chen felt as if his throat and eyes were stuck, and he was smiling just now, feeling good about himself. Now Xun Yu's words came out, which immediately made Xiao Chen stunned.
"Millions of people come to their own territory, and don't they bring a little food?"
"King, even if people bring some food, our Beichen Kingdom is now in a big drought! Millions of people have come, and we will have to help these millions of people in the future, I am worried that the 80 million stone army food will not be enough! β
"Damn, who the fuck is this cheating! How can you play like this! Under Xun Yu's careful guidance, Xiao Chen slowly figured out how troublesome this matter was.
Accepting those millions is almost a must. The family traveled thousands of miles by sea and came to Beichen to take refuge in themselves. If you don't say a word and let these guys go back to the sea, there will be no one who will take refuge in you in the future. If it is a foreigner who takes refuge in him, he may be able to do something like chasing ducks into the water. But now it's the Han people of their own family, and if they really do that, it is estimated that the country will rebel.
It's a day, it's trouble!
"Wen Ruo, is there any way to ......," Xiao Chen said depressedly.
Xun Yu was stunned for a moment and said, "King, it's really not!" People come all the way to come, and we lose our national body if we turn it away! I think, let's take it, and if it's a big deal, use the Zhenguo warehouse, or buy more food! β
"Alas~ My Commander of the Water Division, you can be regarded as giving me a big problem! Forget it, that's it, I don't believe that our Beichen Kingdom can't support millions of people anymore! Xiao Chen said indignantly.
Yue Fei, who had been ignored for a long time on the side, was also relieved to see that the two had finally finished discussing the two things. It's time to tell the king about his intentions, it's not easy!
Who knew that just as Yue Fei was about to speak, Xiao Chen suddenly popped out another sentence, completely knocking Yue Fei into the abyss.
"Wen Ruoa, how are our domestic taxes these days? How much does it cost?"
"King Qiqi, at present, my country's national peace and security, the tax revenue has reached three million taels of silver, and it is expected to reach five million taels of silver early next year! However, although we collect a lot of taxes, all kinds of expenses are also very high! Now millions of troops will spend 1.3 million taels of monthly taxes. Combined with the rest of the domestic expenses, the money left every month is only about 400,000 yuan! β
Xiao Chen thought for a moment in his mind and said: "400,000 taels of silver is a lot, there is so much silver left every month, I'm sorry for the people of the world if I don't spend it!" β
Listening to Xiao Chen's words, Xun Yu was suddenly shocked. What does this own king want to do, can't he even let go of the 400,000 taels of silver? I'll go, this is what I worked so hard to squeeze down, just to worry about what else will happen, so that I can have money to help me!
Without waiting for Xun Yu to complain, Xiao Chen spoke again: "Take out 300,000 taels of silver and prepare to build some schools all over the country first!" β
"School? King, what is this school?" Xun Yu asked confusedly.
At this time, Xiao Chen remembered that Xun Yu and the others didn't know the meaning of the school. After all, during the Three Kingdoms period, there were only two schools that were still super universities, but at that time they were called seowons.
There was no way, Xiao Chen had no choice but to tell Xun Yu about the meaning of school: "School, as the name suggests, is a place to learn. I plan to first set up 300 private schools all over the country, and then invite some scholars with a low level of education to be teachers of private schools. Specialized in teaching children between the ages of six and twelve to read and write, and began to teach children. β
"In addition, a college will be established in each county. Invite some well-known, well-educated scribes to be gentlemen. Specially teach children between the ages of 13 and 16 to learn some ways to behave and start teaching young people. Finally, a Taixue was built in Donglin City, Fengdu, and Minxiang City, with built-in courses in culture, commerce, agriculture, craftsmanship, and administration. Recruit children with good moral character and excellent learning from academies around the world, enter Taixue, and learn various life skills! β
"Wen Ruo, what do you think?"
Xun Yu was very entangled in his heart, standing in front of the interests of the country, this matter would definitely greatly accelerate the development of Beichen Kingdom. Especially within the three Taixue, there are various tutorials, which will definitely provide a large number of talents for Beichen Kingdom. People say that there are four levels of agriculture and industry, but in fact, there are great wisdom who can't understand it. If the country lacks one of these, it will face collapse.
Xun Yu himself does not have any aversion to craftsmen and merchants, the development of the army must be inseparable from craftsmen, and taxation is inseparable from merchants. The most experienced person in governing the country, how could Xun Yu not understand the benefits of industry and commerce to the country, and naturally he would not oppose the education of craftsmen and commerce in Taixue.
However, on the side of the family, Xun Yu didn't want the three departments of industry, commerce and agriculture to appear in Taixue. Don't look at the fact that there is no family in Beichen Kingdom now, but don't forget the current nobles in Beichen Kingdom. In the future, they are all families, naturally including Xun Yu.
It is precisely because Xun Yu knows the power of craftsmen and merchants that once many children of the common people are allowed to enter Taixue, the children of the family will definitely be excluded. In particular, there is the subject of administration, so it goes without saying that it means to know what it means. This is to persecute the family to death, how should I choose!
From the side of human ethics and morality, Xun Yu still supports Xiao Chen's decision very much. Scholars are first for the country, and since it is beneficial to the country, it should be supported. Second, reading is also for the purpose of edifying the people. The building of schools as mentioned by the king is definitely the fastest way to educate the people, and it is beneficial to the people of the world.
Therefore, Xun Yu said: "The king, Weichen must do a good job for the king, educate all the people in the world, and choose wise men for the country." β
"If Wen can support me, I am happy in my heart! Since ancient times, China has been a state of etiquette, and scholars are all over the world. However, no matter which dynasty or generation, there is no intention for hundreds of millions of children in the world, especially poor children, to go to school. β
"The first is that the children of ordinary people can't afford to read, and the second is the suppression of the big families. I don't understand why, but I don't know that the future of a nation is all in these children! If the youth is strong, the country will be strong, and if the youth is weak, the country will be weak! β
After listening to Xiao Chen's two sentences, Xun Yu suddenly opened his mouth, especially the last sentence, which completely destroyed Xun Yu's thoughts.
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