The arrival of the two of them heralded the official end of the matter of Ma Treading the rivers and lakes.

And in the history books, there is also a special mention of the horse stepping on the rivers and lakes.

Of course, the records are all things that are extremely beneficial to Zhao Changqing's reputation, after all, the Wei court where he is now in the hall is a hall, so those historians will not risk offending him to scandalize the 'horse stepping on the rivers and lakes' or record some negative things.

Even the Lingnan rebellion was recorded by historians as a matter of bandits gathering people to rebel and mutilate the people.

Although the truth is also true, there is not much difference.

And the matter of horses stepping on the rivers and lakes was also called the anti-crime operation with the largest action and the largest number of personnel in the Wei State by later generations.

From now on, whenever a new monarch of Wei State ascends to the throne, he will first follow the feat of Emperor Zhao Changqing to sweep away the evil and eliminate evil.

Zhao Changqing summoned Zhao Yun and Xiao Yuming in the Xuanzheng Palace, and listened to the two of them explain in detail the follow-up of the Ma Ta Jianghu operation, which made him feel very satisfied.

First of all, Xiao Yuming reported: "Back to Your Majesty, the affairs of Lingnan have basically been resolved, and those people who have been bewitched have been gradually expelled from the fog in their hearts by the people in the Daomen, and their minds have awakened, and they are no different from ordinary people."

This time, it was indeed an eye-opener for the last general to see all kinds of magical powers of the people in the Daomen. ”

Zhao Changqing nodded and said with a smile: "The queen of our Great Wei Kingdom is now a person in the Daomen, and in the future, when encountering disputes in the rivers and lakes, she can communicate with the people in the Daomen first, and the Daomen will come forward to cooperate with the court to resolve the disputes in the rivers and lakes." ”

The rivers and lakes are in the rivers and lakes.

It's a great idea.

Xiao Yuming smiled but did not speak.

Of course, he knew that the woman who was now the empress of the Great Wei Kingdom was a member of the Daomen, so he praised the methods of the Daomen.

For them, the humerus ministers in the Wei court, as long as the people in the Daomen did not endanger the Jiangshan Sheji, there was no problem in giving them the honor of the state religion or some practical rights.

But they are all unborn people, and there is absolutely no such thing as a religious disaster in their eyes.

In fact, having said that, if Zhao Changqing didn't have a system and couldn't summon some historical heroes from his previous life to help him, then this Xiao Yuming should be the general of the Great Wei Kingdom.

With his own strength, it is enough to ensure that Wei will not be wiped out in the great power dispute.

It is the 'Yue Fei, Guo Ziyi' and the like of this world.

Zhao Yun also reported his results to Zhao Changqing, and he said: "Your Majesty, after you return to the capital, the last general will spare the territory of my Wei State in a whole circle according to your will, and there is basically no delay on the road, because everywhere you go, whether it is the family or the forces of the rivers and lakes, they have expressed their awe and belief in the imperial court." ”

Zhao Changqing nodded when he heard this, and said, "Let's talk about something practical, what about the silver?"

Zhao Yun hugged his fists and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the last general is incompetent, and he only received 30 million taels of silver." ”

"Thirty million taels?" Zhao Changqing frowned and said, "So little?"

Zhao Yundao: "Those families have expressed their awe of the imperial court, and the last general really can't find a reason to raid the house."

Zhao Changqing sighed and said, "That's it, 30 million taels is 30 million taels!" These silver don't need to be handed over to my private treasury and state treasury, all of them will be handed over to He Shen, who is responsible for the construction of Luoyang City, and told him that this silver will be given to him, as for how to use it, let him watch it himself, and the court will not ask about it. ”

Having said that, Heshen should understand what it means, right?

This is a lot of silver for nothing, no matter what, you have to be greedy for a few million taels for 30 million taels, right?

It's not demanding, as long as you're greedy.

What Zhao Changqing needs most now is the mediocrity value, and then use the mediocrity value to quickly summon some celebrities and corrupt officials, and then, use them to earn more mediocrity points.

It's not enough to rely on Heshen alone, you have to rely on others to earn mediocre points.

As for how to earn it?

Zhao Changqing already had a plan in his heart.

He deliberately summoned the current highest officials of the six ministries, Zhuge Liang, Cao Shen and others to the Xuanzheng Palace, and told them his thoughts, "I have decided to build the longest river in Qingzhou, north of Yanyun, and in the area of Lingnan and Jiangnan, and this river is called a canal. ”

As for why the canal was built, Zhao Changqing did not say a single reason.

You can't tell them that you're here to earn mediocrity, right?

Thinking about Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty who built the canal and was scolded by the people of the world, he was happy, and he felt happy.

It doesn't get much cooler than that.

When everyone heard that the emperor was going to build a grand canal connecting the north and south, their hearts were shocked.

What kind of bold generation of emperors must this be to dare to make such a decision?

Yes, they didn't think about whether this move was mediocre for the first time, what they thought of was the advantage of this decision.

Build a canal!

Running through the interests of the north and the south, it can also make some military operations very convenient, and once such a huge canal is successfully built, the economy of Wei will inevitably rise to several levels.

Not to mention, hundreds of thousands or even millions of people on the shore can live a good life because of this canal.

Once time passes, the impact of the canal on the country will never be half a star.

In short, this is a thing that the pros outweigh the disadvantages.

If it had been put on hold, such as when Zhao Changqing had just ascended the throne, he said that he would build a canal, and the civil and military officials would definitely not agree.

Because at that time, the Wei State had experienced a year-long war, suffered a lot, and had exhausted the money in the treasury.

Where will the money come from to build the canal?

But now it's different, since the horse stepped on the rivers and lakes, the country has more money.

And it's an innumerable number of them.

As for the cost of building the canal, this is not a problem at all.

And now the whole country is united and the canal is definitely not a problem.

Coupled with His Majesty's unparalleled appeal, it is easy to gather countless people among the people.

Therefore, after hearing the emperor's words, these ministers did not object, but agreed very much, although they were discussing the matter one after another, but the content of the discussion was all about the benefits of building a canal.

This made Zhao Changqing scratch his head.

He heard the voices of the crowd and felt that the script he got today was not quite right.

Shouldn't the real script be, everyone opposes it, and then tries to overcome all difficulties and act arbitrarily?

He couldn't help himself a little and said to them, "Don't you have anything to say?"

However, in the next second, the answers of their ministers were completely confused,

"Your Majesty, Weichen feels that the construction of the canal is beneficial to the country and the people, and it is a pioneering initiative in the prosperous era, and the ministers absolutely strongly support and assist Your Majesty to complete the construction of the canal. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal! The construction of the canal is a move that benefits the country and the people!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"Seconded by the Minister"

Hearing their answers, Zhao Changqing once thought that there was something wrong with his ears.

He looked at Zhuge Liang, but he didn't expect his answer to be the same, "Your Majesty, now that my Wei country is rich and strong, Weichen feels that the construction of the Grand Canal is the right time, however, the minister suggested that it is better to wait for the beginning of the next year to gather the people of the world for construction."

First, it is because there are undercurrents surging between countries now, if you wait for the alliance of the three emperors, there will be no external troubles, and it will not be too late to build a canal. Second, now that the cold winter is coming, it is really not conducive to the start of construction and river construction.

Therefore, Weichen wants to implore His Majesty to start the construction of the canal after the beginning of spring. ”

He frowned and looked at Cao Shen again, however, Cao Shen's answer also made him almost vomit blood, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Prime Minister Zhuge is reasonable. ”

All right

Zhao Changqing couldn't stand it anymore.

Today's incident was completely unexpected by him.

So, here's the problem.

Does this canal still need to be repaired?

Zhao Changqing looked at everyone, thought about it, and felt that it was still necessary to build this canal.

They are not opposed to the construction of the canal now, and they certainly do not know how much manpower, material and financial resources will be spent on the construction of this canal.

When the time comes, once the canal is started, these people will definitely regret it, and they did not persuade me not to build the canal in the first place.

Yes, my decision was absolutely mediocre.

If they don't object, they definitely don't understand the seriousness of this matter.

(End of chapter)