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

Chapter 324: Crack down on gangsters and eradicate evil

After Wei Ning returned to Weiyang Palace, he informed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty of what happened outside.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very angry after hearing this, and immediately organized a team of censors to start reviewing the integrity of officials nationwide.

The post-disaster work in Bashang County and Handan is still in full swing, and natural disasters in the two places will be the main theme in the second half of the second half of the second year of Yuanshou.

The earthquakes in the two places cost the Han Dynasty tens of millions of dollars to make up for it, and the comfort in Handan set back the economic development of the Han Dynasty for a year.

Education will continue to be developed in the second half of the year. Students who have reached the age are now beginning to enroll in school. Every household is focusing on education and hoping that their children will succeed.

But even though paper, printing, and books have flown into the homes of ordinary people, there are still some poor people who cannot receive education. It is common for a village to provide one student.

Weining is also powerless in this phenomenon, and the country's economy is still lagging behind.

In November of the second year of Yuanshou, the imperial court held a financial meeting.

This year's national fiscal revenue is 4 billion yuan. This figure has not fluctuated much from the beginning of the Han Dynasty to the present. There was a period of increase during the reign of Wen and Jing, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fought several wars, which weakened the national fiscal revenue.

Four billion dollars is not a lot of money. Putting aside the national official salaries, local disaster relief funds, military expenditures, palace housing and other construction, the remaining treasury is probably only tens of millions of dollars every year.

There is simply no fiscal deficit.

The remaining money has to be invested in education, mountain excavation, river dredging, etc. The national finances are still in a tight state.

The average annual income of people in the north is only more than 2,000 yuan, which shows that the living standards of the people are still low, let alone the per capita annual income in the south is only more than 1,000 yuan.

So many fishing benefits in the south have not yet been developed, and the potential of the Han Dynasty is still unlimited.

There are many things Weining wants to develop and build, such as public facilities, national defense, coastal defense, land reclamation, etc. However, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, so she can only wait patiently for the country's economic development.

The end of this important financial meeting gave Weining a general understanding of Dahan's basic financial situation. After the end of the year's financial meeting, Dahan also entered a period of rest.

In early December, the East Palace Imperial Army captured all Chun Yuyi's descendants and disciples from Linzi to Chang'an.

Although Jiang Chong's reputation in history is not very good, his medical skills did exceed Weining's expectations. Zhuang Qingzhai's illness was cured by him. However, Zhuang Qingzhai was indeed older this year and resigned several times. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Neither agreed.

This is just a tacit understanding between the monarch and his ministers. Weining estimates that Qingzhai will come down from Chunzhuang next year and let Zhao Zhou take over.

The descendant of Chun Yuyi in Linzi is called Chun Boren. Song Yi, Feng Xin, Tang An, Gao Qi, Wang Yu and Du Xin are the direct disciples of Chun Yuyi. All these people were captured by Wei Ning and brought to Chang'an. .

Chun Boren sneered at Weining's rude and rude behavior and said he was unwilling to serve the imperial court.

Weining understood him. After all, his father had been hurt by powerful people, so it was normal for him to distrust the court.

But Weining needs these talents to develop the Han Dynasty's medical career. Folks can't always go to witch doctors when they are sick. These half-skilled doctors are not good at curing diseases, but they are just asking for their lives.

Every year in the Han Dynasty, it is common for some minor illnesses to become irreversible and eventually lead to death. The Prime Minister's Office has made statistics on a terrible phenomenon. The average life span of the Han people is only about twenty-six years, which is lower than the twenty-nine in the Tang Dynasty. Three years old.

Some people may wonder why the average life expectancy in ancient times was so low when a large number of people in historical data lived to their destiny.

But this is an indisputable fact. Wars, plagues, natural disasters... a cold winter can take away the lives of a large number of people. Under the gorgeous historical data, no one has ever lamented the dark hardships of ordinary people.

If a country wants to become a prosperous world, in Weining's view, it should reduce the mortality rate of its people, no longer suffer from wars, have a strong economic cycle, and develop science, technology, medical technology, and education.

In Weiyang Palace, Wei Ning had lunch with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was warming himself by the fire, holding a porcelain cup in his hand to warm his hands, and said to Wei Ning: "The old guys in Linzi you captured don't seem to listen to you. .”

Someone came to the East Palace just now and said that a group of Shandong doctors led by Chun Boren were on a hunger strike in the East Palace to protest against Weining.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty smiled and said: "Talents are talents, but your method...isn't it too radical? If you fall outside, you will be smelly again."

"I know your sincerity, but these old stubborns may not understand your painstaking efforts." Wei Ning smiled and said, "Invite people over first, then we can have a chance to talk."

"If you stay in Shandong, you will never become an official. It all depends on people. These talents don't want to serve the country, so what's the point of hiding in a corner? If they don't want to come, I will catch them."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty smiled and said: "Good boy, I am a strong-tempered person... Well, aren't you afraid that they will starve to death?"

Wei Ning said: "I will go and talk to them later."

"Does that make sense?" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at Weining suspiciously.

Wei Ning said: "It depends on human effort. At least the first step has been successful."

"Okay, Father, I'll go meet them for a while."

"Ah."

Looking at Wei Ning's fiery departure, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty smiled happily.

This is my son, and this is how it should be. How can you recruit talents without good means? The Confucian approach of mother-in-law and mother sometimes just doesn’t work, haha.

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East Palace.

Weining came to the backyard with his hands behind his back. The weather was a bit cold, the leaves were withered, and the cold wind was biting. Chun Boren and six disciples sat on the ground of Dali Temple in the courtyard, letting the cold wind, wind and rain hit them. The food was already cold, and they took a bite Not eaten.

Qin Ziyu said to Wei Ning: "I haven't eaten or drank water all the way here. If we continue like this, something will happen."

Wei Ning patted Qin Ziyu's arm and said, "You go back first, and I'll take care of it."

"Ah."

Wei Ning slowly came to stand in front of Chun Boren and said, "Are you Chun Boren, the famous doctor in Linzi?"

Chun Boren raised his eyes and glanced at Wei Ning, then slowly closed his eyes and did not pay attention to Wei Ning's words.

Wei Ning was not angry and asked Chun Boren: "Why did your father inherit your medical skills?"

"To make things happen behind closed doors?"

"Or are you saying that you, the Chun family, are just people seeking fame and reputation?"

Chun Boren finally couldn't help it and shouted angrily: "You villain! Don't insult my father!"

Weining said calmly: "I don't understand why you want to study medicine with your father. Why? Why do you want to study medicine? Have you ever thought about it?"

"You haven't thought about it, none of you have thought about it."

Wei Ning pointed at Chun Yuyi's direct disciples.

Chun Boren said: "Hang the pot to help the world!"

Wei Ning sneered: "What a high-sounding excuse to help the world by hanging the pot. Do you, the Chun family, deserve these four words?"

"Do you know why Confucius became a literary sage, but you medical family will never produce a sage?"

(End of this chapter)