Sui and Tang Dynasties: Killing Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty to sacrifice to heaven at the beginni

Chapter 431 Canal Battle! ! !

Who is Zhu Kuan? Zhu Kuan is the censor. Although his official position is not comparable to that of Xue Daoheng, he lives by his words.

Even if it doesn't make sense, Zhu Kuan's mouth can still stir up three points. If it is reasonable, then Zhu Kuan can speak like a lotus flower.

Leaving aside other words, Zhu Kuan's words are more reasonable than Xue Daoheng's on the matter of opening the canal.

The death of the Great Qin II was indeed due to the construction of the Great Wall and the construction of the Lishan Imperial Mausoleum, which led to the barrenness of the civil affairs and the insufficient production of the people, which led to the Daze Township uprising.

In the final analysis, it is all because of food.The common people went to build the Great Wall, the imperial mausoleum was destroyed, and no one farmed the land, so naturally the food supply would not be available.

However, Zhu Kuan's proposal to build a canal is different.Daqin built the Great Wall and built the imperial mausoleum, which is not beneficial to domestic grain production.However, the construction of the canal will feed back the fertile fields around the canal and further increase the grain production in the south.

Although the initial construction of the canal involved a large amount of work, once the canal was completed, it would greatly improve the grain output in the south and the transportation between the north and the south.

The most important thing is that, considering the current national strength of the Sui Dynasty, there is no problem in building such a canal.

Of course, the premise is that while the canal is being built, the Sui Dynasty will naturally not be able to give birth to other moths.

Zhu Kuan, a censor, was originally engaged in lip service, so why did he think of building a canal?
As a censor, he naturally couldn't think of this. The reason why he mentioned it in the court was that he was instructed by the people behind him.
Who is behind Zhu Kuan is naturally the Jiangzuo gentry headed by the four families of Gu, Zhu, Lu, and Zhang.

It rains heavily every year in the south, and the four families that suffered the most direct losses were the four families.Therefore, this is why Yang Guang was encouraged to build the canal.

It is true that the construction of the canal is beneficial to the country, and the most direct beneficiaries are naturally these Jiangzuo gentry.

"Lord Xue, the lower officials dare not agree with what you said."

"Qin built the Great Wall to resist the Xiongnu. And I built the canal toward Ruo to moisten the land around the canal. A large area of ​​grain and grass will be formed along the river, and it is also convenient for transportation."

"The purpose is different, and the results will be different. The food production is more, and the people are full, how can the country be subjugated?" Zhu Kuan said back to Xue Daoheng.

After saying this, Zhu Kuan stopped talking to Xue Daoheng, but knelt down towards Yang Guang and shouted: "Your Majesty, the construction of the canal is a matter of merit in the present and benefit in the future. If I build this canal , Your Majesty will be remembered forever!"

When Zhu Kuan said this, it was tantamount to giving Li Xue Daoheng a KO.What Yang Guang wants most, isn't it to let his name go down in history?
Zhu Kuan's words are meritorious in the present age and beneficial in the future, but they really said Yang Guang's heart.

Yang Guang changed his mind and thought that he had a dream of floods, and the construction of the canal happened to be to control the floods, so it was a fulfillment of this dream.

Yang Guang wanted to support it, but after thinking about it, it was not too late to make a decision after discussing with the general.

Thinking of this, Yang Guang said in a deep voice: "This matter is very important, and I have to think about it carefully. Today, all ministers can express their opinions. Let me listen to everyone's opinions so that I can make a judgment."

As soon as Yang Guang expressed his opinion, Xue Daoheng immediately winked at his dog legs.Immediately, officials from the Eight Great Masters of Guanlong and Qiwang of five surnames began to attack Zhu Kuan.

When this person talks too much, he becomes miscellaneous. Between one sentence and one sentence, it gradually changes from a matter-of-fact discussion to a personal attack.

The ministers of the Jiangzuo gentry in the court hall, seeing you like this, aren't you bullying others because of the number of people, so they immediately launched a counterattack.

Don't say it, don't look at the small number of Jiangzuo gentry, but most of the Jiangzuo gentry are officials.

The Jiangzuo gentry's small mouths seemed to be opened up, and they didn't listen to what they said, and each of them could fight several of them with one!
Yang Guo sat on the dragon chair, watching His Highness and these people sparing each other with great interest.In Yang Guang's view, this kind of thing is simply too interesting.

There is nothing more interesting than this family strife!Originally, Yang Guang was in a hurry to go back to the harem to play games with Empress Xiao, but now, Yang Guang was not in a hurry to go to court.

Just like this kind of scene where the powerful and aristocratic families spray each other, Yang Guang will not get tired of it even if he takes a fancy to it for a day.

Although the aristocratic family often runs in groups, there is also a distance between them. The so-called friendship between the three is too crowded.

Among the aristocratic families, the relationship between the Guanlong Eight Families in the north and the Qiwang of the Five Surnames in the Central Plains is relatively close, and the relationship with the Jiangzuo gentry in the south is slightly distant.

The construction of the canal obviously consumes the power of the whole country, but it benefits the Jiangzuo gentry the most.This is tantamount to touching the interests of the aristocratic families in the North and Central Plains, how can people like Xue Daoheng agree.

The Jiangzuo gentry is actually testing. If the canal can be built, the Jiangzuo gentry can change from the third to the second among the powerful interest groups.

Yang Guang happily watched the internal strife in the powerful family, and had no intention of stopping it.

After the two sides supporting the construction of the canal and opposing the construction of the canal exchanged messages for more than half an hour, everyone was parched.

If the quarrel continued, there would be no results. Therefore, everyone turned their attention to Yang Guang.

Yang Guang glanced at the court officials, and said loudly: "This matter will be discussed in another day, and we will withdraw from the court."

What a shrewd person Yang Guang is, how could he take this trouble.The longer the two sides argue, and the longer the infighting between the clans lasts, the more beneficial it will be for Yang Guang.

Yang Guang wished that the Jiangzuo gentry and the rest of the clan would tear their faces apart.

Daxing City, Xue Daoheng's mansion.

"There's no reason for this, there's no reason for this!"

"These southerners are really rebellious. They proposed such a proposal in the court without discussing it." Cui Jin scolded angrily.

"The Jiangzuo gentry feel that in recent years, we have taken more and we have taken less. But, as everyone knows, these years we have been in front of Yang Guang and Li Mu's pressure. They Jiangzuo gentry are big trees It's good to enjoy the cool down there, I really don't know what's good!" Pei Yun said in a deep voice.

"Uncle Xue Shi, what do you think should be done about this matter?" Su Kui asked Xue Daoheng.

Xue Daoheng thought for a while, then said in a deep voice: "This is not the time for internal strife, the people in Jiangzuo are testing!"

"Forget it, let's discuss it, share more of their benefits, and silence their mouths. At this time, if the fight continues, Yang Guang will benefit!"

Xue Daoheng could see it clearly, at this time he chose to calm down.The Jiangzuo gentry felt that they had gotten less benefits these years, so they distributed more to them and asked them to voluntarily give up the proposal of building the canal.

(End of this chapter)