Volume 1, The Rumors of the Rivers and Lakes Chapter 43, Building the Canal

The red smoke slowly dissipated after half an hour, and the gates of Longju City were all opened, but in the entire Longju City, except for the corpses inside and outside the City Lord's Mansion, only Linyueshan stood alone, Linyueshan looked at the corpses around him, and thought about the crowd that had just dissipated, and even now no one has come out to collect the corpses of these people, Linyueshan only feels that what Dou Linwei said may have some truth, but Linyueshan did not agree with Dou Linwei's behavior after all, but he didn't want to continue to stay in Longju City, so when there was no one around, Linyueshan walked out of the city gate alone。

The slaughter of Longju City not only spread all over the rivers and lakes, but also spread to the imperial court. "Waste, it's all waste, a dragon city, it was slaughtered once by that guy in Linbeichuan, but this time it was actually slaughtered by a gang, how can the face of the court exist, who will lead the troops, find this Sun Moon Sect, and bring their heads back to me." Qi Can angrily threw the fold in his hand to the front of the hall. And the civil and military officials who can speak well on weekdays in the hall all bow their heads and dare not speak out.

"The saint is angry, I have understood this sun and moon teaching, it existed as early as the previous dynasty, it is a big force, and on weekdays, most of them are hiding and hiding, not daring to see people, and rashly sending troops, just afraid that in addition to working the people and losing money, and making the people panic, there will be no results. Zhang Boyu saw that everyone around him lowered his head, not only did he not dare to admonish, but he was even afraid to ask about his appearance, and walked out.

"What does the prime minister mean that we just don't care about these guys?"

"Shengshang, the minister thinks that since the affairs of the rivers and lakes are settled, let the rivers and lakes be resolved, and the Shengshang can canonize those famous and decent families of the previous dynasty and let them appear again, so that someone can deal with this Sun and Moon Sect, and there is no need for the imperial court. Moreover, the generals in the army can also promote these people in the rivers and lakes who have better reputation, so that no one in the army can be used. ”

"Zhang Boyo, what nonsense are you talking about, you are a civil official, and you are in charge of the affairs of our generals?" Zhang Boyo said as soon as he said it, and some of the generals loudly reprimanded, "Shengshang, the old minister thinks that Prime Minister Zhang's suggestion is inappropriate, the ban on martial arts was left by the ancestor emperor, and you overthrow it now, maybe it is a little disrespectful to the ancestors." Among the civil officials, the old lady, who was also in the same official residence, came out and refuted Zhang Boyo's suggestion. "Shengshang, Weichen thinks that Prime Minister Zhang Cheng's suggestion is excellent, the times are different, the ancestor emperor banned martial arts because there were too many remnants of the previous dynasty, and now I have a great Qi country Tai Ming'an, I have long lost such scruples, even if the ancestor emperor is alive, I will do this" Yan Qingyun stood up and stood behind Zhang Boyue, after the trip to the north, Yan Qingyun instantly became a celebrity in front of Qi Can, all, Yan Qingyun's statement, and many ministers stood up, and the ministers reconsidered. For a while, life in the court was boiling, and it was about to be debated again.

"Okay, I think that Prime Minister Zhang's suggestion is good, and you can accept some people in the rivers and lakes as soldiers in the future, but these people in the rivers and lakes can't achieve a high position, and you generals can control the things by yourself, as for the canonization, you can canonize Wudang, and the two factions of Shaolin can be. The rest of the sects, if they serve the imperial court, can also be accepted. Qi Can said a word, and there was no sound in the hall, and they all knelt down to receive the order.

"By the way, Prime Minister Zhang Cheng, what happened to the imperial examination for a while?" Qi Can asked, and the audience suddenly became chaotic, "Shengshang, Zhang Boyue scattered teachers from all over the country, nepotism, and some guys are not worthy of being teachers at all." Before Zhang Boyao could speak, other civil officials spoke. When Qi Can heard this, he only felt a faint pain in his head, and waved his hand: "The imperial examination system has just been implemented, but it is only in the beginning stage, it is inevitable that there will be some mistakes, Prime Minister Zhang, you should discuss with the Taishi more about selecting people." Settle it down as soon as possible. ”

"Minbu Shilang, Duzhi Shilang, how is the livelihood of the people of Daqi, and how is the tax?" Qi Can pointed to the officials of the household department, this time, no one spoke in front of the stage, and soon, the Minbu squire walked out: "Back to the saint, the land of the five continents, the people live without worry, and the people live and work in peace and contentment." It was peaceful, of which 30 million taels of silver were paid in the south, 24 million taels in the Central Plains, 23 million taels in Tangling, 20 million taels in the Western Wilderness, and 10 million taels in the north. Duzhi Shilang followed and said: "The south pays 23 million dans of grain, the Central Plains pays 20 million dans of grain, Tanglin pays 18 million dans of grain, the western wilderness pays 15 million dans of grain, and the northern border pays 400,000 dans of grain. ”

"Okay, he's a northern border, and Beichuan. Qi Can was still a little smiling at first, but when he heard the amount of grain paid in the north, he was angry, "The saint is angry, the north has not been jumping for a few days, Lin Beichuan is already old, his son is useless, even in the north there are many people who scold him." Yan Qingyun hurriedly stood up and said with relief. Qi Can shook his head: "That's it, that's it, not to mention his northern border, after so many years, our Great Qi can be regarded as relieved, I have a decision, in order to facilitate my travel and avoid natural disasters in the future, I decided to build a canal." Anyway, there are still so many Fengdu Dynasty captives in the prison. ”

"Shengshang, it's a good thing to build a canal, but I don't know where Shengshang wants to build this canal from where?"

"This permit must be connected to the East China Sea, like the Southland, the Central Plains, and the Western Wilderness. With enough water, the southern region is not afraid of insect plagues and droughts, and the western wilderness can also increase planting. ”

"What the Holy One said is very true. "Holy Wisdom. The officials of the palace flattered again and again, "What the Holy Lord said is true, but such a big project, how long does the Holy Lord want to complete?" Zhang Boyao looked at Qi Can, and did not promise like the others.

"Naturally, the sooner the better. ”

"Holy Lord, the minister feels that now is not the time. For this kind of project, the existing manpower of the Ministry of Industry is far from sufficient. ”

"There are not enough people in the Ministry of Labor, so they pull the captives to serve in labor, and the fellows in the labor in each county also need to serve in labor, and each county collects labor, and all craftsmen must be mainly canals. ”

"The saint's words are wrong, so I am afraid that the people will be dissatisfied. ”

"Prime Minister Zhang Cheng was too worried. Now, the world has been decided, the people are good morning, and it is time for them to repay me Daqi," Zhang Boyu still wanted to speak, Qi Can waved his hand, "I am determined, Prime Minister Zhang is busy with the imperial examination for a while, and the matter of the canal will be arranged by the Taishi." ”

"Commandment. ”

"Retreat. Qi Can didn't give anyone a chance to speak, and after speaking, he retreated, leaving first, and the rest of the people also left slowly. The two orders of an early dynasty made the whole Great Qi turmoil, and all villages and counties began to collect conscription, and countless young and strong men were sent to dig canals, and the same was true for craftsmen, because the order was in time, even the craftsmen who built coffins in the township were transferred, and for a while, even the rich families had white things, and it was difficult to find a coffin.

And when the two factions of Wudang and Shaolin were re-established, it also made the Zhengdao Alliance become stormy.