I don't want to be a saint

Chapter 101 What do you think about the throne?
After dinner, it was already dark.

A cold crescent moon rises from the east, covering the whole earth with a layer of faint brilliance.

The king of Chu took Guo Yi to the garden with the small bridge and flowing water in the center of the courtyard, and sat opposite him in the gazebo in the center of the lake.

On the stone table in front of him, there are several snacks of various colors, and each person holds a cup of tea, drinking slowly.

The breeze at night is very gentle, not as noisy as during the day, and it also brings a refreshing fragrance of flowers along with the wind.

Chu King Guo Yunzhe sniffed lightly, and couldn't help feeling a little relaxed. He lost his majesty during the day, and imitated Guo Yi, leaning lazily on the stone pillar.

"What are your plans for tomorrow?"

Guo Yi didn't even think about it, so he responded: "Well, people from my hometown will come tomorrow. I plan to build a few brick kilns in the villages around Jiangling City first.

It is stipulated for them how many bricks to produce each year.Then, use these bricks to go to their village for a year of corvee.And if there are extra bricks, the village can take them by themselves. "

Ugh?
This method is good. The government has obtained the bricks, but it does not need to pay for the bricks or wages.

The common people also got benefits.Not to mention the removal of heavy corvees, the extra bricks will be returned to them.In this way, they will work hard, and no one will be lazy or slippery.

And those corvée labors such as repairing bridges and repairing roads are not worse than a few villages of them.

It kills three birds with one stone!

Well!The flowers tonight are very fragrant.

His Royal Highness the King of Chu couldn't help but feel a little happy. He casually picked up a piece of pastry, put it in his mouth, and asked vaguely, "What about other arrangements?"

Don't you mean a lot of things?
"I remember, there is an abandoned monastery in the southeast corner of Jiangling City?"

Hearing this, the King of Chu frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Well, there is such an abandoned monastery. It is said that in the early years, when the father ordered a thorough investigation of the properties of the temples in the world, it was seized by the government.

Over the years, there has been no one to take care of it, and it has gradually become dilapidated.

What do you ask it for? "

Guo Yi responded with a smile: "I've seen that place, it's not small. I plan to demolish the ruined temple, level the land, and build a trading market.

Then, post a notice.Anyone who does business on both sides of the street goes there.

In this way, one is easy to manage.Second, the streets in the city will be spacious and tidy. "

Don't they all say, go shopping in the East and West cities?

I want you to buy North and South.

King Chu looked up at the cold crescent moon, thought for a moment, nodded and said, "It seems to make sense. You decide. Then, what else?"

"Hmm... Does your family have a house along the river in the city?"

our family?
Ah!This word is quite new.

His Royal Highness the King of Chu, still a little unaccustomed to the new words he popped up from time to time, pursed his lips and smiled, and said carefully: "Along the river? Yes, there is! There is a restaurant, which is the property of the mansion.

The backyard of the restaurant is quite spacious.There are private houses on the left and right, if necessary, they can be bought.

What do you want this house along the river for? "

"Papermaking! This thing still has some technical content, so it must be kept secret."

"papermaking?"

The King of Chu was surprised immediately, he couldn't help sitting up straight, turned his head to look at him, and asked in surprise, "Do you know how to make paper? The kind of paper you use for writing?"

"It's not just for writing, it's mainly for wiping your ass!"

"Wipe...wipe, wipe your ass?"

The king of Chu couldn't imagine that kind of scene, wiping his ass with paper?
Can you still wipe your ass with paper?
actually...

Guo Yi also sat up straight, stretched out his hand and took out a bamboo stick and the booklet for keeping track of events from his pocket.

tear.

Pulling off one, he raised his own cup and gestured to the King of Chu.

First, I scraped it back and forth with a bamboo stick twice, making a harsh sound.Then I took the paper and rubbed it lightly...

A very vivid metaphor.

The picture is full.

The king of Chu is so stupid, he can still wipe his ass with paper?

Disgraceful!

However, it seems to be very gentle, not as fierce as bamboo sticks at all.alright, you win.

"Tomorrow, I'll ask Guanshi Zhu to take you there. Well, I'll send you a few senior officials who are handy. Well, I have to write official documents...

In this way, I will also assign you the clerk of the government office.

Gu's various seals are in the study. After the official documents are written, just ask the princess to use the seals for you.

Tomorrow, I will go with Mr. Shengshen to check the old river channel of Bashui. "

Good guy!
Hands-off shopkeeper, this is it!

Guo Yi pursed his lips speechlessly, did not respond, and ate his snacks on his own.

While holding the teacup, the King of Chu suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Listen to Guanshi Zhu, you don't plan to take the imperial examination?"

Again this question.

Guo Yi had a flash of inspiration, put down the half-bitten snack in his hand, turned his head to look around, and confirmed that there was no one around, and it was far away from the shore.

Then, he moved his butt and approached King Chu, and asked in a low voice, "What do you think about that position?"

that location?

"Cough cough cough...cough!"

His Royal Highness the King of Chu choked on a sip of tea and coughed desperately there.

After a long while, I finally got over my breath, looked around guiltily, confirmed that there was no one around, then put my head close to Guo Yi, and said softly: "Erlang, don't make trouble!"

His majestic His Majesty the King of Chu, the third prince of the Holy Majesty...has only one meaning for that position.

This is a joke!

Almost didn't freak out.

But Guo Yi changed the subject without thinking: "What do you think of the 'Xin'an Reform'?"

The Xin'an Reform was a reform carried out during the reign of the first emperor, headed by Zuo Xiang'Fan Zhongyi', during the Xin'an period.

The purpose of the reform is to develop production, enrich the country and strengthen the army, and save the political crisis of the imperial court. It focuses on "financial management" and "army consolidation" and involves various aspects of politics, economy, military, society, and culture.

It has been more than a hundred years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty.Over time, internal and external troubles have caused various problems to arise frequently.

The internal worry is the financial deficit, which forces the government to continuously increase taxes. In addition to paying the justifiable "two taxes", there are various exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes, which have caused a heavy burden on the people.

Coupled with successive years of wars and frequent natural disasters, the people suffered, and complaints from all over the country continued.Farmers rose up one after another because they had no way out.

Just like in Xinzhou, the Daze Township uprising.

At the same time, the intrusion of foreign enemies also brought enormous pressure to survive on the regime of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there have been wars with Liao on the northeast border and Xixia on the northwest border for years.

However, due to the political corruption and the weakness of the army in the Great Zhou Dynasty, although a huge amount of money and manpower was spent, it often ended in failure.

Therefore, after the failure of the "Yongning New Deal", people with lofty ideals headed by the left minister "Fan Zhongyi" launched the reform movement during the Xin'an period.

At the beginning of the reform, it did increase the government's fiscal revenue and also promoted the construction of the army, showing a positive side.

However, due to insufficient employment and deviations in implementation, the reform also brought some negative effects, which became more and more serious.

With the implementation of the reform, there are more and more resistances, and the polarization of the court is also increasing.

In the end, after the first emperor dragon controlled Bintian, the Xin'an reform completely failed.

　Thank you Heaven Afterglow for the monthly ticket reward!
　　Boss atmosphere!Everything goes well!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)