The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 182 The Wisdom of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Aoyama is still there, How Many Suns.

Early the next morning, the sun rose as usual, and Chang'an started a new day in peace.

Weining got up early, washed up, and then prepared to have breakfast.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came over with his hands behind his back.

Wei Ning looked at Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty with some surprise and said: "See your Majesty."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty shook his head: "Let's go out to eat."

Wei Ning yelled and followed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He found that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was always worried.

The Chang'an market was still bustling. The two of them were sitting in front of a stall eating breakfast. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at the road in a daze.

"If the country has enough money, can gravel roads be built in Chang'an streets and alleys instead of mud roads?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty suddenly spoke.

Wei Ning was stunned for a moment and said, "This is a good thing."

The current economy and culture of the Han Dynasty are relatively backward. Although it is already a world power, it is far from enough. At least in the mind of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the social economy can still be developed.

"If the country's capabilities are sufficient, can it improve the reading and literacy rate of the people?"

Weining looked at Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in astonishment, which clearly shows how ambitious Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was.

The development of a country is not only the wealth of the court, but also the most fundamental reflection of the quality of the people and individual economy.

Nowadays, the per capita literacy rate in the Han Dynasty is less than one thousandth. What is the concept?I just grab a handful of them when I go out on the street, and I can barely read them.

However, it is difficult to popularize reading and literacy. This not only requires huge money and educational resources from the court, but also requires books and paper to be widely disseminated.

Weining thought for a while and said: "This will take time to develop, but I can speed up the development of this trend."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was stunned for a moment and said: "How to push it faster?"

Weining shook his head and said nothing for the time being.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty added: "In recent days, military messages have been sent from various cities in Hexi. The Huns have occupied the Silk Road and blocked the economic exchanges between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions."

"Next year, regardless of whether we have money or not, I will definitely start this war."

Wei Ning hummed, knowing that no one could stop Emperor Wu of Han this time.

"The Tingwei Mansion wrote that the crime rate in the cities of South Vietnam has been increasing year by year, there are constant thieves, the villagers are thieves, and the people are in panic. Why?"

Wei Ning looked at Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty suspiciously, why did he suddenly tell me so many important national affairs?

Wei Ning thought for a moment and then said: "The law has not been popularized. The common people do not know the law and do not understand the law. In the final analysis, they are still uneducated. Knowledge and education have not been popularized everywhere."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty nodded: "It is very important to govern the people by governing their thoughts. How to let them know their thoughts, understand the rules and laws, what should be done and what should not be done, still depends on the education of knowledge and culture."

Wei Ning nodded with deep understanding.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sighed and said: "In fact, the Han Dynasty is still riddled with holes. There are many things I have to do in the future, not just conquering the Xiongnu."

After breakfast, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took Weining and walked towards the city of Chang'an. Standing on the city, overlooking the entire city of Chang'an, he felt open-minded and relaxed.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked down at Chang'an City with his hands behind his back, and asked Weining calmly: "There is a drought in the south of the Yangtze River. The local governor wrote to the imperial court, praying to the imperial court to exempt local taxes."

"If this matter is handed over to you, how will you approve it?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty spoke casually, but he had actually begun to speed up the cultivation of Weining's ability to govern the country.

There is a purpose for coming to this tower today.

Under the city, two old men wearing silks were riding horses. They were Zhuang Qingzhai, the right prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and Dong Zhongshu, the internal historian.

The two of them were slightly shocked when they saw the scene on the tower.

The two people standing on the tower had the same look and expression, overlooking the entire Chang'an City, and they looked like they were dominating the world.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty just did this, why did Weining do the same?

Wei Ning didn't notice the high-ranking officials walking under the city. He was thinking about himself. He tentatively said: "It's okay for the local governor to write a letter. The tax in the disaster-stricken area should be exempted."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked: "How to approve it?"

amount.

Weining shook his head. After all, he had never been exposed to this. He could only simply say whether it was feasible or not and asked him to reply to the local magistrate. He didn't know what to do.

Wei Ning shook his head honestly and said, "I don't know how to approve it."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "I ordered the people to collect taxes and exempt the people in the drought-stricken areas south of the Yangtze River from the summer tax in order to appease the people and show heaven's virtue."

He responded quickly, almost at his fingertips, and dealt with political memorials for a long time, which was not difficult for the emperor.

Wei Ning thought about it seriously and nodded secretly.

He could not write this kind of approval if he had to do it himself.

Although it was just a few words, Wei Ning had forgotten the role of the nine ministers of the imperial court. He had to verify the situation first, and he could not just believe whatever the local governor said the emperor said.

Then it is necessary to ask Jiu Qing to deal with the matter in a reasonable manner, verify which local villages were affected by the disaster, and correspondingly exempt the summer tax.

Seeing Weining thinking, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "You must know that we are in charge of the central government, and we must always guard against deception by our officials. This is the prerequisite for everything you do."

Are there any corrupt officials in the Han Dynasty?

there must be!In this age of underdeveloped information, the further one deviates from the center, the more injustice and injustice will happen, and the fewer ways for people to redress their grievances.

If the power of local officials is not restrained, it will be a huge disaster for the people.

"You can't be overflowing with love. If you hear about a disaster somewhere, you'll be exempted from taxes. Then what will the court eat? What taxes will be collected?"

"Power cannot be centralized and delegated. It must be handed over to local officials. They can designate where tax exemptions are available and where they cannot. Then who are the local people afraid of? Who are they grateful for?"

"If local officials and gentry work together, will the common people benefit from the imperial court?"

"Have you considered it?"

A simple memorial contained so much truth, and Weining could not help but admire Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty even more.

He looked at Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and found that he didn't seem to take these simple things seriously at all.

He was just teaching himself the principles of criticizing memorials, that’s all!

Weining has never been exposed to these things and does not understand that there are so many ways to govern the country.

He looked at Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty seriously and said: "Your Majesty, I understand."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty smiled and shook his head and said, "You don't understand."

"I'm asking you, do you think this is the end?"

Wei Ning was stunned, "Is there anything else you want to approve?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked: "When a natural disaster occurs, it is the common people who suffer. Will it affect the local gentry? No."

"They will seize the opportunity to invade people's fields."

"You told me about the land annexation before, but now you have forgotten? Have you never considered the man-made disasters caused by natural disasters?"

Wei Ning gasped: "I, no!"

"How about that?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said casually: "I will order the censor to inspect the south of the Yangtze River to ensure that the people are relatively fair and minimize the harm of this drought to the people."

A natural disaster in ancient times was just two words in the history books, but at this time Wei Ning learned something from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that did not belong in the history books!
(End of this chapter)