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Chapter 117 Talking about doctrines
"Okay, since you guys don't have a good idea for a while, I'm going to give you some advice." Seeing that everyone was still silent, Hong Tao raised the small bamboo stick again and waved it towards the corner of the room a few times.

In Wang Chengen's eyes, the small bamboo stick is everything in life. In the North Campus, it will bring bad luck to anyone, and the buttocks will be swollen in the end; in the Yangxin Hall, it is the imperial edict, what does it mean to wave it horizontally, and what does it mean to wave it vertically? , What to do when waving diagonally must be seen clearly, remembered clearly, and done accurately and quickly.

In less than a tea time, seven or eight young eunuchs brought in a lot of things, arranged them in a row next to the map, and then quietly retreated.

"Although I am the emperor, I have never learned anything from heaven, and I have no friendship with God. I want to change the climate and make the weather smooth, which is a bit difficult. Some people may want to say that God will punish the emperor if he fails in his virtue. At this time, we should do The best thing is to set up an altar to worship and pray devoutly.

Yes, this has been done in all dynasties, but God has never blessed even one generation.What should come will always come, what should not come will never come.

If prayer is useful, then our country will not need to raise troops to fight.I will use all the strength of the whole country to select a geomantic treasure land, build a high altar, and keep the incense burning every day. Will the Northern Barbarians and Jurchens not have to fight, and some heavenly soldiers and generals will bring peace to the world overnight?

If prayers are useful, the construction of water conservancy and dams in all dynasties will be in vain. With all the money and food available, it is better to build the altar higher, closer to the sky, and burn the incense more vigorously.It is comfortable to serve God, and the wind will blow and the rain will rain. The people will live and work in peace and contentment, and every family will have sufficient supplies, and the world will be at peace.

If prayers are useful, all the beloved ministers will not have to serve as officials in the court. They can save their salaries and build the high altar higher. They can tell God what they want and tell God whoever they want to punish. What's the use of collecting taxes?What is the use of the law! "

But before throwing the bricks out, Hong Tao also had to set a prerequisite, that is, stop pretending to be sincere and persuade him to worship the heaven and the earth.Putting on a big show with great fanfare costs a lot of money and food, but it is of no use except to deceive the ignorant people and absolve the officials from the responsibility for their incompetence.

The most troublesome thing is that the responsibility is put on the emperor. If the disaster is alleviated, no one will mention that the emperor has smooth communication with God.If the disaster persists, all kinds of accountability will come. If the emperor farts too much any day, he will be said to be unethical.

It’s not that the previous emperors didn’t understand this truth, but they just couldn’t solve these problems, so they had to act along with the officials and act as the scapegoat.Now that I have this ability, I have to change the rules.

"..." There was still silence in the room, and Li Tingji almost gritted his teeth before he could resist fighting back in person.

A good man doesn't suffer the immediate consequences. The emperor's words were very heart-wrenching, and he almost pointed at his nose and said that the Ministry of Rites was a waste.If you contradict him again at this time, you will definitely be the first person to have your job taken away by God.

But he did not lose heart. He exchanged looks with several colleagues on the left and right, calmed down and waited for the emperor to throw bricks.It's true that a child with a yellow mouth doesn't know how high the sky is. He thought he could control the world just a few days after becoming emperor.

Well, let's see how you solve it.It was a natural disaster. For thousands of years, no one except digging trenches and building canals was involved.The problem is that it is too late to dig now, and the court does not have the funds available. The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, so he cannot let the people dig in vain.If you really have this plan, there will be something good to see when the time comes.There is no need to rush, the emperor who is still hot on his ass will have to leave in despair, or die, so everyone can worry less.

"This dynasty is based on farming, and planting land and harvesting grain is the top priority. Once there is a problem with the land, it means that the country's foundation is shaken. At present, there are constant droughts and floods in the north, the imperial treasury is empty, and many unfavorable things are coming together. Difficult to solve.

But everything has its origin. Just like why the Qin Great Wall is further north than the Ming Great Wall, facing the current situation cannot be achieved overnight. The root cause lies in people.

In ancient times, there were divisions between scholars, agriculture, industry, and commerce. Scholars' management, agricultural production, industrial construction, and commercial circulation had to cooperate with each other to achieve prosperity.Now our country has scholars and farmers, but it is light on industry and few merchants. It has lost two legs. Production is not good and operation is not smooth.

The Yangtze River Basin and further south have a suitable climate and abundant water. Rice and other crops are harvested twice or even three times a year. The locals have enough to eat and drink, and there is still surplus grain to brew rice wine.However, natural disasters have occurred in the north of the Yellow River in recent years, and it has become a problem for the people to stay hungry. One south and one north are both ice and fire.

The imperial court alone may not be able to allocate so much food from south to north, but if it does not do so, it will face famine.I have thought of a countermeasure, and all my dear friends, please come and consider it together to see if it is feasible! "No one said anything better. Hong Tao raised his small bamboo stick and pointed at the map and began to explain his solution.

Just saying that was not enough, he casually opened the satin covering it, revealing the contents of the tray.It turned out that what the young eunuchs brought over were several stacks of books, some of which were clan gold books, and some of which were neatly printed, with four big words on the cover, New Disaster Relief Law!
"... I think it's inappropriate! Merchants are seeking profits, and handing them over to procure and sell disaster relief grains will only raise the price of grains and cause chaos, which will make it even more difficult to deal with!" Li Zhi couldn't bear to see a cup of tea. He couldn't stop talking.

The contents of the pamphlet are roughly divided into two parts. The emperor plans to use internal funds to purchase food for disaster relief depending on the severity of the disaster.But unlike the previous method, this time there is no official intervention. Instead, the feudal princes and clans from various places will purchase the food on the ground at a price. Businessmen from all over the country can act as suppliers, transporting the grain to the local area and then weighing it for payment.

After the feudal clan received the grain, part of it was stored in warehouses, and part was distributed to the victims according to the local government's household registration.But not for free, but on loan.These grains must be repaid, but there is no interest and the period is relatively long.

"Look carefully, I have written it clearly. There are certain rules for the purchase price of the vassal clans in various places. Merchants will not accept a grain if it is overpriced, and it will cost a lot to transport it to the place. They will not do business at a loss. I will send supervisors to various places to supervise , those who take the opportunity to hoard food and drive up food prices will have their property confiscated and be exiled to the army. We will not tolerate it!"

Hong Tao didn't pay attention to Li Zhi's concerns. Since he dared to use merchants to transport grain, he had a countermeasure and would not let them do whatever they wanted.In order to ensure that the royal family members would not collude with businessmen to deceive others, the eunuchs in the two capitals had work to do again.

"Most of the capitals in the northern states have been affected by the disaster. I'm afraid it will be difficult to survive with internal funds alone!" Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue said, his attitude was not very supportive, but his perspective on the problem was different from Li Zhi's. He was more concerned about where the money for food purchases came from.

(End of this chapter)