The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 122 Sustained Development

Bloody battle to the end, endless death.

Although it is not really a life-and-death fight, but just from the name, it can be known that the bloody battle is one of the cruelest battles in the casino.

When Jia Yun heard this, she couldn't help standing on the spot.

As a casino veteran, Jia Yun naturally knows what a bloody battle to the end is, and he himself has experienced it before. The title of "Lin'an Gambling King" is not groundless. Xiaohong, which led to his bankruptcy, won the title of gambling king at that time, so Jia Yun is very clear about the meaning of bloody battle to the end.

Now it was Tao Qian's turn to look at him with provocative eyes.

"My lord, forget it." Jia Liu persuaded in a low voice.

Jia Yun snorted, but quickly calmed down, no matter whether she faces the battle or not, at least she can't lose in momentum.

"Young Master Tao, first tell me how to compare?"

Tao Qian said: "Young Master Jia, since I propose a bloody battle to the end, the specific content of the competition is up to you."

"Brother, this?"

"Tao San, don't you believe in elder brother or young master Jia?" Tao Qian asked with a half-smile.

Play the game in the way you are best at, so you shouldn't lose.Jia Yun had some confidence in her heart, then she nodded and said, "Okay, let's go to the back room."

In a corner on the second floor, Yun Ze, who was dressed like ordinary people, saw Tao Qian and Jia Yun enter the room, took out an ingot of ten taels of silver from his arms, quietly put it in Tao San's hand, turned around expressionlessly, and walked down go upstairs.

May 31st of the first year of Xianchun.

The Privy Council sent information to Xiangfan on time every day. Just as Longya had received, the Mongolian army had indeed assembled more than 2 horses in Xinye, north of Xiangfan, but its purpose was still unclear.The five thousand imperial troops dragged their feet and were still on the march, which made Jia Sidao very upset. He couldn't hold back his face, so Fei Shu sent an order to Xia Jiangang to arrive within a time limit.

In the imperial study room, Quan Jiu took out the memorial of the prefect of Lin’an, who was a friend of Qian Qian, and handed it to me: “Officials, this is the detailed report of Master Qian on the construction of Lin’an city. The place is marked."

I took the memorial and said with a smile: "Jiu'er, you are still very competent as a personal assistant."

A smile appeared on Quan Jiu's face: "Thank you for the compliment from the official family. Jiu'er feels very happy to be able to share the affairs for the official family."

"Jiu'er, go down and rest first, and call Xiaoqi here."

"Well, Jiu'er is leaving."

Xiaoqi entered the room and said: "The official, the little one is here."

"Xiaoqi, have the potential friends arrived?"

"Going back to the official's house, Mr. Qian has already arrived and is waiting for orders outside the palace gate."

"Oh, where is Wen Tianxiang?"

"It's here too."

"Well, Xuan."

A quarter of an hour later, Wen Tianxiang and his potential lobbyist came to the imperial study.

"Chen Qian said friends to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live, long live."

"Aiqing is flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Qian Aiqing, this is my imperial study, don't be too formal, just sit down and talk, Song Rui, you sit too."

It was the first time for potential talkers to come here, and when they heard that they could still sit down and talk, they suddenly felt overwhelmed, and after sitting down, they said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

"Aiqing, I have finished reading your memorial, and I think it is very good. As for the issues mentioned in your memorial, I will discuss with you one by one. Song Rui, you have been an official in the local area and have made a lot of achievements. Let's listen together. listen."

I picked up the memorial and said unhurriedly: "My dear friends, the first point mentioned in this memorial is the need to manage complex dramas well, and the people should be in harmony. Inside and outside the capital, the people live and work in peace and contentment; great governance within a thousand miles; thrift (saving) floating He is good at mediating civil lawsuits, judging cases fairly and decisively, and strives to reduce the number of prisoners in the prison in a short period of time; he is considerate of the people's feelings and loves the people. I think it is completely correct. This is the foundation of being an official. Therefore, no matter when and where, you must have the people in your heart. Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it. The people are water, remember, remember!"

"Your Majesty's instructions must be kept in mind."

"The second point is to build the capital and improve the appearance of the city. Put the roads first, so that boats and vehicles can flow smoothly."

"If you want to get rich, build roads first." I am secretly happy, it seems that this potential friend still has some advanced concepts of later generations.Lin'an, the capital of the Xianchun period of the Southern Song Dynasty, had a population of nearly 70. It was truly one of the rare metropolises in the world.However, the roads are old and the planning is chaotic. Except for the streets around the palace, most of them need to be repaired to accommodate the growing population.

"You report the specific plan of road construction to the Ministry of Industry, and I will make the Ministry of Industry coordinate with you, focusing on practicality and beauty."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Third, pay attention to the infrastructure of the people's livelihood in the capital. To repair and build public wells, divide the city into five areas according to the directions of southeast, northwest, and middle, make the wells spread all over the districts, and deepen and strengthen them; add stone covers to the wells, and build pavilions Protect and improve the drinking water conditions of the people; build more pools to strengthen fire prevention capabilities; build several granaries so that the capital can store 600 million shi of rice; formulate regulations on the expansion of residential buildings and public buildings in order to achieve overall harmony. In view of this, we will work harder The last one is to build and rebuild the underground drainage system in an all-round way.”

"Underground drainage system?" the potential speaker asked puzzled.

"Exactly, after the recent heavy rains, many roads have accumulated water, which has caused a lot of trouble to people's lives. Song Rui, I remember that the underground drainage system in Ganzhou has a history of decades. You have been there, you know Is this the case?"

Wen Tianxiang didn't seem to agree: "Your Majesty, I know that waterlogging can indeed be drained, but this project is time-consuming, labor-intensive and expensive, and it is not easy."

"Dear dear friends, urban construction should not only be built on the surface, and the point of view of face must be resolutely put an end to it. The underground drainage project involves thousands of households, and it is a major event for future generations. Think about it, if this year's rain is a little heavier, the city of Lin'an will be destroyed. Will many of the low-lying areas in the village be submerged in water? Although this underground project requires a large one-time investment, it can last for hundreds of years. Isn’t it very cost-effective to calculate this account? I have ordered the Ministry of Industry to make plans a few days ago , first implemented in Lin'an, and then compulsorily extended to the whole country."

"Yes, I will obey the order."

"The fourth point is also very good. Dredging the West Lake, repairing scenic spots, and building a landscape centered on the West Lake. Clear the water chestnuts in the lake to keep the lake clean; replant flowers and trees on both sides of the West Lake and other landscapes; protect the water quality of the West Lake from pollution. Implement the ban on protecting the environment of the West Lake, prohibiting people from littering dung, planting water chestnuts, washing clothes and washing horses, so as not to pollute the lake. The vegetation is moist and the fish and birds are happy. I seem to have seen a new scene of the West Lake.”

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely do it."

"Well, I agree with all the above points, and we need to reflect on it while proceeding. All plans will not be perfect and must be revised at any time. In addition, you need to keep in mind that the plans you make must be implementable, so you need to first Make a clear investigation and study carefully, so that you will not engage in blindly. In urban development, I have one more request, you must achieve sustainable development while developing.”

"Sustainable development, what does this mean?"

I know that the two of them don't understand that this term only appeared in the twentieth century.I explained: "The so-called sustainable development refers to meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Let me give a simple example, such as a pond with many fish in it. If we I only know how to catch and eat fish every day, so I feel that life is okay, and I can eat three meals a day, but our children and grandchildren suddenly find out one day that the fish has been eaten, so what should they eat?"

The two people present reacted very quickly: "You can't just eat, you have to raise fish."

"Very well, the fish in the pond are limited resources, so while we develop and utilize these limited resources, we also need to protect them, and even regenerate them, so that our offspring can have them. Simply put, we can't just look at them For immediate interests, resources must be used rationally. We cannot eat from our ancestors and cut off the road for our descendants."

Wen Tianxiang said: "Your Majesty is wise."

For future generations with increasingly scarce resources, countries are paying more and more attention to sustainable development.However, in the Song Dynasty this was one of the too avant-garde ideas.

Potential talkers are not like Wen Tianxiang, they have long been accustomed to my "fresh" remarks, and after a long while, they regained their composure and followed Wen Tianxiang: "Your Majesty is wise."

I looked at Qian Shuoyou quietly, paused for a moment and said: "Qian Aiqing, although you were recommended by Grand Master Jia, it can be seen from this memorial that you are still very talented."

Potential talkers don’t know why I suddenly mentioned Jia Sidao, and I felt a little uneasy: “The emperor rewards me.”