The dean, who was leaning on the big chair to read, wiped the squirrels who had been coming to eat melon seeds, and said, "Maybe he guessed that this was the case." But he can't manage it now. You see, in the recent province of Lyon-Huet, there are only 60 officials in the salt lawsuit, and less than 100 on duty. However, it has to manage 30 salt farms and 5 laboratories. It is also responsible for investigating smuggling. Of the more than 160 people, at least half of them were in charge of housekeeping and eating idle meals, and the last seventy or eighty people had to manage the salt transportation for nearly 300 miles. Less than one person has been assigned to each salt farm, and he is not yet a permanent member. Do you think they're in charge?"

Sherbon muttered, "It seems that Pastor Magellan is right, we should indeed increase the number of people, strengthen supervision, and get all the money of those rich businessmen!" But the dean leaned back on the big chair and shook his head slowly: "You think too simply. First of all, there are not many people who can read and write, and even if they do, they have gone to mix with priests and mages, so where do you select enough managers? Second, if you increase the number of people, how can you supervise their work? How can you prevent them from colluding with the salt smugglers? If you can't prevent them, they will be greedy for the big money of the salt merchants, and will they care about the small money issued by the public? If you can't supervise these officials, then they will become redundant, and in turn become an excuse for the smugglers to attack the state supervision. Actually, this kind of thing happened when the Sun King was rising. At that time, he also wanted to take care of it all, but unfortunately~~~ He was not Hongwu, and he didn't have so much heart to do these meticulous management work. ”

Then he reminded earnestly: "And there were teleportation spells before, so it was more convenient to come and go." Now that the teleportation spell has gone wrong, it is even more difficult for those officials to travel to and from the various salt works. What do you tell them to do? Even if they do, how much money can they scoop? It's better to follow the salt merchants. It's called: helpless. Don't look at the Sun King is very imposing, in fact, he is just smashing mosquitoes with his fists on these things, and he can't do it. He can kill any governor or official, but he can't kill all the governors and officials at the same time. Also rely on them and satisfy them. Moreover, now that the exchange of personnel and materials is inconvenient, it is even more necessary to rely on these local forces. ”

Sherbon muttered, "That is. The Sun King didn't lay a good foundation for management from the beginning, and he practiced extensive management of the country?" the dean smiled: "Almost, he took advantage of the contradictions between officials and local nobles to rise back then. In fact, he relied on bribing officials to gain their allegiance and defeat the more incompetent and scattered local aristocracy. But the problem is -- he's bribing officials! He lacks the experience and skills to manage officials from the outset. He can't really control these officials. As soon as the local aristocracy is finished, those local officials become the new 'local aristocracy'. ”

"So, Pastor Magellan said it would take 30 years to hopefully straighten out the government," Sherbun said. That's right. We need to think long-term. But the dean smiled: "Although what Magellan said is good, the Sun King will not do what he wants." I know the character of the Sun King - he is also very talented, but he doesn't like to engage in cumbersome organizational management and technical management. ”

Sherbon asked: "I think the main reason is that the local power is too large, and it needs to be changed slowly." Like what. He had already given the church in Pelo the responsibility for the transfer of taxes and money, following the advice of the Reverend Magellan. And let our people conduct covert investigations into domestic public businesses. It's a good start. As for his ignorance of the matter of the salt industry, perhaps he didn't want to touch the local forces too early. ”

Unexpectedly, the old dean shook the big rocking chair and smiled: "You don't know him." Since he was a child, he likes to read those court books and imperial tricks. Alas~~~ Although he wants to do things with a combination of positive and strange, he only likes 'strange', but he has no patience to do 'positive', and the road is getting more and more crooked. It's hard to turn back now. That's his biggest weakness. Therefore, he is not Hongwu. You see, he spends his energy every day on literature and art, theaters, holding big banquets, banquets, banquets, and so on. Hmph, he still wants to learn the elegant life of the ancient emperors. Use this kind of fellowship to strengthen the relationship between the monarch and the minister. Alas~~~ But that was the life of a feudal monarch under the feudal system, how could he, the leader of a centralized government, be so elegant? Times have changed. His ideals and methods are still stuck in the old yellow calendar. I'm not optimistic about him. ”...,

Shebuun was still there: "However, the matter of the transfer envoy is really being done~~~" but was beaten back by the old dean waving his hand: "That's for the local forces to see! The church of Pelo was only a tool for him to bargain with the forces of the local governors, and we only had a tool for his government, or a spare wheel. Be prepared to be abandoned at any time. Someone else is coming, and I'm so busy today that I don't even have a chance to take a break. We'll talk about that next time. ”

When she returned to the hall in the front yard, she happened to meet several librarians talking about the recent literary finals, and when she saw him coming, she gathered around and joked: "Do you see the salon books outside? Let everyone in the city go to see it. You always come to borrow books, can you lend us something as well - do you have any extra tickets for the finals? Get us a few too. ”

Sherboun replied, "I said it was on the open-air stage." But all the seats are booked, and they are for the royal capital and the rich gentry of various officials, even if they can't come, they can't let them sit down. This is the rule, and you can't make this kind of political mistake. However, there will be some standing tickets in the outer circle. This kind of ticket can only be arranged for you. It's just that the weather is getting colder, and it's very cold to stand. ”

"Don't be afraid, not afraid. They said, "Give us a few more." Then she chirped and chewed around him. In the afternoon, Shebuun asked the attendant guards to bring the tickets, and they scooped the tickets everywhere, and when they handed them out, Rafina shook his head: "I don't have much interest, let's give it to someone else." ”

"Ahh There are also very beautiful stage lights and fireworks, which are more beautiful than festivals! I heard that during the semi-finals, the stage is as beautiful as the kingdom of God! Oops~~~ Everyone says that if you don't go to see it, you will regret it for the rest of your life!" She also whispered mysteriously: "I heard that Paslig's niece is also a special guest actress and will sing and dance! How can you not be interested in such an important matter?"

Rafina shrugged his shoulders, fireworks and shadows, I saw too much in the battles along the way, and those terrifying, life-and-death fierce lights and shadows and 'fireworks', the so-called stage effects are just pediatrics. And. Thinking of the scenes of people flying and stumps thrown around, her heart was very heavy, and she had something deeper: "I'm really not interested." I think - these things are optional. A country can do without this kind of theatrical performance, but it cannot do without something else; It will not save the fate of destruction. So these things are all icing on the cake and not really necessary. So, I don't have much interest in this kind of nice-to-have. ”

The other party still couldn't understand: "I really can't understand you, it's really not worth looking at?" Rafina smiled: You haven't seen those violent scenes of life and death colliding, you haven't experienced those scenes of the fall of the regime and the incarnation of the true God. You have been living in this relatively comfortable place, and you have not been tested by those things, and you do not know the importance of them. You regard these fluttering 'elegant literature and art, love literature and art' as treasures. It's also understandable. So he changed his words: "I'm going to be on duty that day, so let's go to someone else." ”

In fact, she was indeed on duty that night, and she also saw the grand fireworks at the opening of the final in the window on the third floor, and there was also a burst of grand singing, which was the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China! I saw beams of colorful light emerging from the red-tiled houses in the distance, like a rainbow shining in all directions, spreading across the sky, and it was extremely gorgeous. With the loud music, it suddenly turned blue and suddenly golden. The buildings on all four sides are shining brightly. Sure enough, it is like the light of the kingdom of God, and the momentum is magnificent! There are even more singing voices rushing into the night sky like arrows piercing the clouds, cheering and applauding, and the tide of the Buddha sea is surging, and it sweeps over layer by layer. I only heard a roaring sound, which made people involuntarily surging with blood. Gradually, I saw wisps of steam rising like mist in the grand place of the colorful light, which was thought to be caused by the warm sweat and atmosphere of the audience. It's really as grand as a prosperous time. ...,

"Do you regret not going to see it?" a colleague laughed at Rafina looking out the window: "You are staring at it now, and you are greedy? Alas~~~ We can't see it, it's a pity. But Rafinah, who withdrew his gaze, replied, "What is there to regret? I just saw this magnificent scene, and I couldn't help but think: What was it like when he collapsed? You see that today is very lively, these people are very energetic. But when the world really collapsed, how useful are their vitality? How beneficial are these lively? Alas~~~ are all duckweed, all falling flowers. Full of glitz, that's all~~~"

"You, sour grape mentality. My colleague laughed: "People do this." Everybody can make a lot of money. Some are high-end undertakings admired by elites from all over the world, while others are popular undertakings that are appreciated by the general public. It can be said that it is something that the whole country appreciates and pursues, and it is a thing at the top of society. How can it be flashy?" Ravena smiled: "When the building is about to collapse and the country is in chaos, and the warlords and bandits from all directions attack each other and plunder the city, who will make a lot of money with this? How much is it worth to engage in such elegant art and love art? Ancient and modern countries, the period when the country collapsed." How much is such a human life worth? The things they learn in these high-end and popular careers are of several uses to their life and death? As for the top of society? Hehehe~~~ As far as I know, in the period of turbulence in the natural environment, drought and flood drastic changes, the easiest to perish are those 'top things'. The higher the top, the more likely it is that the offspring will be cut off. For example, the probability of a tiger being killed is greater than that of a wolf, the probability of a wolf being wiped out is greater than that of a weasel, and the probability of a weasel being extinguished is greater than that of a mouse. ”

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