Han family achievements

Chapter 396 Big things are coming

Cai Yong responded repeatedly, with panic in his heart and enthusiasm on his face, and pulled Lu Yu into his study.

Kong Rong was sitting inside, reading a book and holding a tea cup in one hand, with an admiring expression on his face.

Seeing Cai Yong come in, Kong Rong, a wealthy man, smiled gently and said: "Mr. Cai, this supplementary note on "Zuo Zhuan" is very exquisite. I admire it very much."

The smile on Cai Yong's face was a little stiff, and he said: "Wen Ju, the commander of the palace is here, and he wants to see the history books we have compiled."

Kong Rong looked at Lu Yu, who came in later, and was not surprised. He looked at Lu Yu, nodded and said, "I am ashamed of Ziqian's knowledge. Although the Zi family is busy with affairs in the palace, they must not neglect their knowledge. This It is the foundation of human conduct.”

When Lu Zhi was alive, he was also a member of Dongguan History Review. He was also a great Confucian at that time and was well-known throughout the country.

Lu Yu quickly raised his hand and said, "Student has met Mr. Kong."

Kong Rong was very satisfied with Lu Yu's performance and said with a smile: "Okay, good, sit down. Mr. Cai and I are discussing some things. You are in charge of the palace, so you have some excuses."

Cai Yong was not afraid at all. He gradually sat down quietly and said to Lu Yu: "Wen Ju came here to ask some questions about Tai Chang, especially the expansion of Tai Xue and Hongdu sects to all states in the country. After all, I have done it before It’s been too common for a few years, so I thought I’d ask.”

Lu Yu sat down next to the two of them and said: "As far as the students know, among the expenditures compiled by Shangshutai, 50 million has been prepared for Taichang Temple in three years."

Kong Rong was surprised and said: "Is it really fifty million?"

Lu Yu said: "Yes. However, Shangshutai also has many requirements. County schools must be built in all counties in at least the eight northern states. The number of students enrolled in each county school must not be less than 3,000."

Kong Rong's smile suddenly disappeared and he hesitated: "Each county has a county school, plus the Hongdu School. It has been almost prepared in the past few years. It is not difficult to build it. There are only 3,000 people in each county. This teaching doctor , students, especially money and food expenses, I am afraid it is far from enough..."

Lu Yu didn't respond and glanced at Cai Yong.

When Cai Yong was in office, he basically did not spend any money from the court and relied entirely on self-financing.

Cai Yong understood instantly, smiled and said to Kong Rong: "The literary examination is actually not difficult. You and I will go there in person and ask some nobles and celebrities to donate part of it. It should be enough."

"Definitely not enough!"

But Kong Rong was more serious and said seriously: "Cai Gong, in the eight northern states, there are at least 200 schools and more than 60,000 people. Not counting eating, drinking and diarrhea, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone alone are enough to be astonishing. What scholars and celebrities can do?" It lasts for a while, but this study is not a temporary thing..."

Cai Yong said with a smile: "The literary examination depends on people. We cannot avoid difficulties without doing it. It is about education. No matter how hard it is, we should face it head on and be fearless."

Kong Rong was stunned, stared at Cai Yong and said: "Mr. Cai, this is not the time to talk big. It is easy to build these prefectural and county schools, but to support fifty or sixty thousand students, that is a matter of great magnitude." …”

Cai Yong sighed inwardly when he saw that Kong Rong was passing the buck. He couldn't say anything private in front of Lu Yu, so he smiled more and pointedly said: "The task that Shangshutai has given you for the time being is just Ninety Studies. It’s not even 200 yet, but it’s also because of the hardships involved. Wenju, the beginning of the ‘New Deal’, is full of waste and needs to be revitalized, so don’t say depressing words.”

Kong Rong was not stupid either. He glanced at Lu Yu and the smile reappeared on his face and said: "What Cai Gong said is that I am worried in vain. Zijia, about Dong..."

"Cough cough,"

Cai Yong coughed violently, interrupted Kong Rong's words, and said sternly: "Wen Ju, there are some things that we, the ministers, must not say in private."

Kong Rong was startled for a moment, and then he realized what he was doing. The rich man's face was full of gentle smiles, and he said: "Mr. Cai, what I'm talking about is about Dongguan. Now that it has been completed, it should be presented to His Majesty for his royal inspection. Years later, we can choose the opportunity to promulgate it to the world."

Cai Yong suddenly felt relieved and thought that Kong Rong was not completely stupid. He nodded slightly and said to Lu Yu: "Does your Majesty have any instructions regarding the compilation of history?"

Lu Yu seemed to have not heard the conversation between the two, and said humbly and respectfully: "Back to Mr. Cai, your Majesty's intention is to be comprehensive, complete and true. For some things that cannot be written into the official history, other actions should be recorded. Come down and let future generations know that their ancestors still did something good when facing the danger of their home and country."

Cai Yong nodded solemnly and said: "Your Majesty has a far-sighted vision that is beyond the reach of your ministers. We should follow your Majesty's instructions and compile the history strictly and carefully."

Kong Rong also quite recognized Liu Bian's instructions and said: "Then, if we revise a book in addition to the official history, should we name it Yonghan or Jian'an?"

"It is appropriate to start with Jian'an and take Jian'an as the name." Cai Yong said.

Kong Rong nodded and said: "I also want to write a poem and poem. Especially since Taizu, poems and poems have been particularly popular in our dynasty, so it should be recorded."

After hearing this, Lu Yu thought for a while and said, "I heard that Cao Sima has written a lot of long and short poems recently, with generous words and heroic words."

Cai Yong stroked his beard and said: "I do know that the work of Li Cao Chen Shilang has some ancient ideas and new words, which is refreshing."

Kong Rong thought for a while and said: "Xu Qian from Beihai is good at the meaning of classics. His thoughts and writings are profound and mysterious. He is a great talent in the world."

……

The three of them exchanged words with each other and really began to discuss the classics and meanings.

Lu Yu waited for a full hour before leaving Cai Gong's Mansion. Not long after he got on the carriage, he saw a group of young students who looked like sixteen or seventeen years old, gathering together. They looked annoyed and walked fast, not knowing where they were going. where.

Lu Yu didn't take it seriously. There was no big or small incident in Luoyang city.

Returning to the palace, as soon as he arrived at the corridor, a clerk came up to him and whispered: "Your Majesty, something seems to have happened in the palace."

Lu Yu was startled and said, "What's going on?"

The clerk shook his head and whispered more and more: "The palace seems to be investigating something. Someone from Da Changqiu came to interrogate a few questions. It seems to be related to the people who have been in and out of the palace recently."

Lu Yu thought for a moment and said, "If it has nothing to do with us, don't talk too much."

"Yes." The clerk responded quickly.

Lu Yu entered the check-in room, glanced at it, and said, "Is there any new memorial?"

The clerk stood next to him, pointed to the piles of memorials on the table, and said: "Ling Shi, these belong to the officials, these belong to the workers, these belong to Honglu Temple, these belong to Taichang Temple, These are Yanzhou and Qingzhou..."

Lu Yu reached out and picked up a few books, looked at the signatures, and said with some confusion: "There are so many in one cao and one temple?"

The clerk's expression was tangled, and he said: "Yes. There are many trivial matters that should be resolved in various Cao Cao and temples. I don't know why today, but I suddenly submitted a letter."

Lu Yu knew why after a moment's thought. It was probably because in the 'Political Outline for the Five Years of Jian'an', the requirements for 'official administration' were clearly listed. This was a scramble for performance.

Lu Yu shook his head and said: "Send it to the Shangshutai first, and let the Shangshutai divide it into pieces before giving it to His Majesty."

The clerk responded, then leaned over and whispered: "The number of memorials to advise the emperor is still increasing. The minister's desk deliberately suppressed many of them and did not send them directly."

"Let's not get involved."

Lu Yu picked up the pen and said: "You will go to the workers later and bring them their schedule for river control and road construction. Your Majesty wants it today."

"Yes, I'll go right away." The clerk responded.

Lu Yu picked up the pen and started doing his thing. After a trip to Cai Gong's mansion, Cai Yong and Kong Rong must know how to be measured and will not mess around and disrupt the palace's plans.

At this time, the Chancellor's Desk was also busy, with government orders turned into official documents and distributed to the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty.

Even those states that nominally belonged to the Han Dynasty but were actually independent were not ignored by Shangshutai.

Zhong Yao came out of his duty room, greeted Xun You who was facing him, and entered Xun Yu's prime minister's duty room.

"Prime Minister, the amount of money and food needed by each cao and temple has been calculated." Zhong Yao handed a document to Xun Yu and said: "The statistics of each state should be completed in the next two days, and it will be much more than we expected. "

Xun Yu took it over, scanned the total of '1,700,000,' and put it down directly, saying: "The states will only want more, so don't worry about it for now. Has Yuzhou Liu Yao's memorial arrived?"

Just as Zhong Yao was about to speak, Xun You came in with two memorials and said: "We have to wait a little longer, but I received a private message from him, saying that other things can wait, and the money and food for disaster relief must arrive, otherwise there will be chaos. Liu Bei also I wrote that the money and food raised were insufficient for an army of 50,000 men, and I requested the court to allocate money and food.”

Zhong Yao pondered and said: "We can't be careless in Xuzhou. Although Zhang Liao did not submit a letter, the palace allocated another 50,000 yuan to the Forbidden Army camp. Most of them should be given to Xuzhou. Zhang Liao stayed in front of His Majesty for how long. Years of people.”

Xun You had a headache and said: "I have talked with Liu Ba from the bank. In the middle of the year, we can still squeeze out a hundred million for us. If we get more, we will have to ask the palace for permission."

"Just one hundred thousand,"

Xun Yu didn't want to ask for money from the palace again and again. This was not a normal move for the court and would appear to be incompetent.

He thought for a while and said, "Let's borrow more money, this time with a bigger loan and a higher interest rate."

Zhong Yao didn't like this way of borrowing money to live, and said: "In the next few years, the court's expenses will increase significantly, and the tax revenue will decrease. Maybe there will be no chance to pay back the money in five years."

Xun You said: "There is another way. The salaries of court officials can be controlled by adding some taxes in some wealthy places. The impact will not be too great."

Xun Yu shook his head decisively and said: "It's inappropriate. At this time, it is absolutely inappropriate to increase taxes, and it is also inappropriate to reduce officials' salaries. Borrow it, and the minister will pay for it, and the time limit will be as long as possible."

Zhong Yao nodded silently, there was no other way.

Before the late emperor, the Han Dynasty was full of bad governance, and the treasury had long since collapsed.

Since he succeeded to the throne, he has tried his best to abolish the bad government in order to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty. However, there are too many problems and serious illnesses, and the tax revenue cannot be restored in a short time.

Fortunately, there were many wealthy gentry families in the Han Dynasty. With the prestige of the court and courtiers, and the court's guarantee, they could always borrow some money and avoid falling into the dead end of raising taxes.

Xun You's expression gradually became indifferent and he said: "This time, we can't just borrow them in Luoyang and the surrounding areas. I think there must be no less than one of the eight northern states!"

Zhong Yao looked at him and immediately understood what he meant. He considered it and said, "It's not bad to use this method to screen, but if they really borrow it, it will be difficult for the court to do many things."

Xun You sneered and said, "What does the imperial court have to do with the local officials?"

Zhong Yao was startled. This statement was a bit rogue.

Xun Yu thought for a moment and said: "Okay. Let Hu Cao handle it. And it must be done quickly, without any delay."

Zhong Yao nodded and said: "By the way, I think the Sanqiang are more determined to surrender, especially Ma Teng, who not only sent his son Ma Chao to the court, but also brought heavy gifts."

"Although Liu Biao's side is suspected of being both a snake and a rat, it should be fine for the time being. Some methods can be used." Xun You continued.

Xun Yu said: "It is better to put His Majesty's will first, pay equal attention to kindness and power, and do not show weakness."

Zhong Yao responded and said: "This is indeed the case. The imperial court must not show any weakness, otherwise the wolves will inevitably swarm in and the imperial court will be attacked from all sides."

"There is another one, Taichang Temple,"

Xun You looked at Xun Yu and said, "Your Majesty always attaches great importance to education, and has once again requested the Chancellor to provide more money and food to speed up the expansion of the school."

Xun Yu looked as normal and said: "In such matters, sometimes the appearance is greater than the reality. In a few days, I will go to the Imperial Academy in person."

Zhong Yao's eyes lit up and he said, "This method is very appropriate."

Xun You glanced at the two of them and said calmly: "The only thing left is the matter of 'Beijing inspection', whether the officials and officials should be the main ones, or the Yushitai."

Xun Yu looked at him and frowned subconsciously.

Zhong Yao was silent when he heard this.

The issue of Xun You is not a simple matter of who is in charge, nor is it a matter of selfishness, but the complex current situation of the government.

The Yushitai was established with Liu Xie as its "supervisor", and it was established by the palace to check and balance the "Yingchuan Party". Once the Yushitai is the main one, the initiative to "rectify the administration of officials" rests with the Yushitai, or in other words, It's in the palace.

The palace's patience has reached its limit, and a decisive clean-up will inevitably occur. This conflicts with the "smooth transition" that the Chancellor strives for, and will inevitably bring unpredictable effects to the "New Deal."

But if they seize the leadership of the 'Beijing Cha', will it arouse suspicion in the palace?

Has the palace already tacitly agreed that this time the 'Beijing inspection' will be based on the Yushitai?

Xun Yu had a headache and said: "Gongda, let's discuss it with King Chenliu again. Don't mention the priorities for the time being."

The "Beijing Cha" was based on the joint actions of the officials and the Yushitai, and Liu Bian never issued an order to clarify who was in charge and who was in charge.

Xun You nodded and said, "Then we will proceed as planned."

Xun Yu and Zhong Yao looked at each other, took a deep breath, their expressions gradually became firm, and their eyes were piercing.

Big things are coming!

……

Three days later, Xun Yu showed up at Taixue with Kong Rong, Lu Yu, Sima Yi, Chen Qun and others, walking around and chatting and laughing with the teachers and students of Taixue.

Kong Rong held his belly and stood behind Xun Yu and said with a smile: "Prime Minister, there are currently more than 2,600 students in Taixue, all of whom are pillars of good conduct and learning. Last year in Qiu Wei, we could There are fully sixty people on the list..."

Xun Yu walked slowly, calmly and calmly, and said: "I also know the truth. Some of them are really good. Your Majesty personally named them and commended them. Sixty people are still too few. In the future, Shangshutai will consider it. It will be changed to two years, and the number of admissions will be expanded to 300..."

Kong Rong's little eyes opened and he said with great joy: "The Prime Minister is wise, and the students will definitely study hard and repay the favor to the court."

At this time, a group of young people not far away rushed over angrily, shouting.

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(End of this chapter)