At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 557 Dilemma and different choices.

Xu Fan fell silent after hearing this. He knew very well what would happen to the Nongshe and Mohist schools after they were incorporated into the government.

This is equivalent to actively cutting off one's own roots, evolving into a vine on the towering tree of the Han Dynasty, and becoming a part of the Han official system.

The last time Xu Fan heard the name of this organization was when they were trying to get back more than 300,000 yuan in salary for the Bald Eagle. You are just an official who does nothing but make up stories. Everyone can understand that you are not in control of your situation, but you like to jump around. As a result, you are neither a good person nor a bad person, and you have become a clown.

Xu Fan didn't dare to imagine that the Mohist master would say: "Craftsmen should think for the Han Dynasty, ~~~~~~~~"

This is blatant betrayal!
But leaving them alone is not an option. Xu Fan is not worried about the growth of these two organizations, but that doesn't mean that others are not worried. Zhou Zhang had a disagreement with the Mohist School at the beginning. The three dukes and nine ministers of the Han court didn't want to have two huge organizations outside the Han Dynasty. His own son obviously didn't trust the Nong family. These two behemoths of the Mohist School were outside the Han Dynasty's system.

Even if you think deeply about it, will the leaders of the Nongjia and Mohist schools be willing to be in opposition in the future? You can organize tens of millions of people, but you are just an ordinary citizen. This is something that cannot last long. Idealists are a minority after all. If there is an ambitious person among them, the consequences are unimaginable.

This problem has not been solved even in later generations. It seems that both sides have ended up being incorporated. In this regard, Xu Fan is just like the people of this era. He has no experience to learn from. The only better solution Xu Fan can think of seems to be people's self-governance, but this may lead to the rise of local tyrants, forming a closed loop!!!

After a long silence, Xu Fan said, "Haste makes waste in agricultural commune affairs, so we should focus on the opinions of the villagers. As for Wu Yue becoming the Minister of Agriculture, his opinion should be the main consideration."

Xu Aimin said, "I understand, kid."

Then Xu Aimin took out another memorial and said, "This is a memorial from Liu Heng, the attendant of the imperial court. He believes that as the cities of the imperial court become larger and larger, and there are more and more industrial areas, the previous mode of managing the city blocks is no longer suitable. He suggested several large blocks to me.

Yangshuli accommodates tens of thousands of households and 10 people, which is the population of a first-class county in the Han Dynasty. However, the court relies on only a few ward heads to manage it, which is difficult to adapt to the current situation of the Han Dynasty. Liu Heng believes that the wards should be changed into districts, and district heads with a salary of stones should be appointed. The county office should be moved to the district, focusing on managing the industrial areas in the city. "

Xu Fan took over Xu Aimin's memorial and looked at its contents. The functions of the district were mainly to manage the factories and residents in the area, to set up government offices to manage thieves, tax inspectors, legal officials, official warehouses, etc., to set up primary schools, middle schools, clinics, libraries and other welfare facilities. Some of its functions were like those of later cities, which had shifted from managing agricultural production to managing industrial production.

Xu Fan said: "You can try it out in Chang'an first, and change the Lifang of Chang'an City into a large district. But there is still one thing, slow things down and the reform is like crossing the river by feeling the stones. Don't be too radical, do it step by step, and even if there are mistakes, correct them immediately."

Xu Aimin said, "I understand."

After saying this, Xu Aimin took out another memorial.

Xu Fan took it and said with a smile: "It seems that you have recruited quite a lot of talents."

Xu Aimin said: "This is also the result of your thirty years of compulsory education, father. Now the talents of our Han Dynasty are as numerous as the stars in the sky. I have only recruited more than ten people, but each of them is a great talent."

Xu Fan opened the memorial, which was written by Jia Yi. His meaning was that the court should not waste this opportunity to build railways on a large scale, but should take advantage of the fact that the court has the right to build railways and use orders as bait to invest in those steel mills. If you want orders from the court, you must at least give up 30% of the shares. The court can use the equity to control the development of the entire steel industry, and there will be no such thing as overheating of the steel industry and then collapsing in an economic crisis.

Xu Fan looked at Xu Aimin and asked, "What do you think?"

Xu Aimin said, "I think what Jia Yi said makes sense. These industries in the Han Dynasty will be in chaos if they are left alone. Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, there have been three economic crises. These three economic crises were caused by the greedy businessmen who unscrupulously expanded production capacity. If the court had a certain degree of control over their industries, such as having a steel department to manage the construction and expansion of steel mills, the court could have solved the economic crisis through suggestions."

From Xu Aimin's perspective, the Han court had already discovered these three crises in advance and issued warnings in advance. As long as those merchants controlled their greed, no crisis would occur. Since they were unwilling to take the initiative to impose restrictions, the Han court would be the judge.

Xu Fan couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this. You probably don't know that there is a saying that the entire industry chain is oversupplied. And you only see that once you let it go, it will be in chaos. You don't know that there is another saying behind this saying that once you control it, it will die. How much higher can the sense of responsibility of Han officials be than that of businessmen?
However, the steel industry is indeed a core heavy industry, and the Han Dynasty must control it. It is good to give it a try, whether it succeeds or fails, it is experience. With the Han Dynasty's position in the world, it is qualified to make this mistake.

Xu Fan said: "Then let Jia Yi be the director of the Iron and Steel Department."

Xu Aimin said happily: "Thank you, father."

On December 32, the 12nd year of the Han calendar, in Chang'an City, at the Neishi Mansion.

The Han officials, who had been busy for a year, now looked relaxed and happy.

"This chaotic year is finally over. The court has formulated a massive railway network plan. I think the economy will improve next year." A Han official breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, this year has been very stressful. The workload has more than doubled. We are almost whipped into donkeys, but we haven't received this year's bonus yet. We are worse off than the craftsmen, who can stay at home and get unemployment benefits."

The Han officials complained. The Han Dynasty was in a state of economic crisis. The Han officials in the local counties had their salaries reduced by 20% to 30%, not to mention bonuses. Although the internal officials did not need this little bonus, Xu Aimin caused a conflict between the local officials and the internal officials. Although this year was harder than last year, there was no bonus at all. At most, you could get more other benefits.

"That's not because you're a craftsman, and it's not that easy to get unemployment benefits. Look at those craftsmen, they all dare not claim it again after two months. If they continue to claim it, their whole family might have to immigrate to the New World." A clerk laughed.

The unemployment fund system of the Han Dynasty was that if one had not found a job after receiving unemployment benefits for three months, one had to obey the court's dispatch. Obviously, most craftsmen did not want to leave Chang'an City, so this group of people stopped receiving benefits after two months.

Of course, this is also related to their savings. After all, various loan consumptions have not yet become popular, and the Han people still retain the tradition of agricultural society. They attach great importance to savings. These savings have become a guarantee for craftsmen to resist economic crises. If they do not work for a short period of time, the craftsmen in Chang'an can still survive. But if the economic difficulties do not change for a long time, they will have to obey the court's arrangements and go to unfamiliar places.

"3 people have left Guanzhong this year. I really hope that God will bless the economy to recover soon."

"It will be soon, soon. Once the government starts building railways, the economic crisis will be over."

"I won't say too much. We have been busy for a year. I need to have a good rest in the next half month. If I didn't get enough sleep, I need to sleep. If I didn't see any operas, I need to watch them. I don't want to think about anything else. I just want to have fun for half a month."

"Well said!" The other internal officials and Han officials also responded loudly.

The Internal Affairs and Han Li have been busy for more than half a year since the economic crisis. In addition, this year's Zhuhou Dahan was delayed for a month due to the railway network, which further aggravated the internal affairs of the Internal Affairs and Han Li.

After December, the various princes of the Han Dynasty began to return to their own vassal states, and the Han officials of the Nei Shi could breathe a sigh of relief. As the Spring Festival was approaching, the Han officials of the Nei Shi completely relaxed.

This year, the prince was still generous. He knew that everyone had worked hard. Although there were no bonuses, there were many welfare benefits. Each person received 200 kilograms of off-season vegetables and 3 large watermelons. These things were good to have whether they were eaten by themselves or given as gifts. In short, every internal historian and Han official went home with a lot of bags, ready to spend their half-month holiday.

And in the Prince's Mansion.

Xu Aimin prepared a banquet to entertain his servants. Two tables were filled with fine wine and delicious food, and Liu Heng and his acquaintances sat together.

This is also a custom brought by Xu Fan. He prefers to eat together at a round table, whether it is for his family or subordinates. In addition, when the Han Dynasty was first established, most officials were from the mud, and everyone felt that eating at a round table was more lively and more intimate. If the superiors like it, the subordinates will also like it. Soon the round table replaced the previous separate dining system.

Xu Aimin drank a glass of wine himself and said, "Thank you all for your hard work this year. I would like to offer you a glass of wine to thank you for your assistance over the past year."

Everyone naturally raised their glasses and said, "It is our honor to serve Your Highness."

Although it was a tiring year, they, the servants, were indeed valued and had a promising future, which was what made them happiest.

Zhang Pijiang became the 41-stone official in charge of the construction of the entire counties of the Internal History Department. He was a high-ranking official. The key point was that this was still a pilot project. If it was promoted to the entire Han Dynasty, Zhang Pijiang might become one of the new Nine Ministers of the Han Dynasty. No one present doubted this. The Internal History Construction Department alone could earn billions. How much could the Construction Department of the entire world earn? Hundreds or hundreds of billions? This was an office with the potential equivalent to that of the Shaofu. If it could really help the court earn tens of billions of wealth, it would not be a Nine Ministers Office, but would become one of the Nine Ministers Office. Even with his relationship with the crown prince, there was a high probability that he would inherit his father's business and serve as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty again.

Liu Heng became the first district chief of the Han Dynasty. Although his name was strange, he was a minister with a salary of 1,000 stones. You know, even the sons of princes were very rare to become ministers with a salary of 1,000 stones at the age of 20. Now Liu Heng can be said to be a young talent with a bright future.

Needless to say, Jia Yi's Steel Bureau managed the steel industry of the Han Dynasty with a production value of tens of billions. His power was even greater than that of the 2000-shi prefect of the Han Dynasty. Although the Steel Bureau had just been established, it could be considered a low position, but it had enormous power.

Although the other servants did not receive promotions in their positions, Xu Aimin provided them with all kinds of benefits, including bonuses and supplies, to encourage them to continue serving the court and not let them feel aggrieved.

In fact, although people like Yuan Ang were very envious of the important positions held by Zhang Pijiang, Liu Heng, and Jia Yi, they also had the idea that they could replace them. Now they had only been following the prince for two years, and there would be plenty of opportunities for them to be used by the prince in the future.

After exchanging a few words with everyone, Xu Aimin left the Prince's Mansion, because he was busier during the festive period and he had to go see his father, a retired official from the Qi Palace.

He also had to visit the lonely elderly, unemployed craftsmen, and poor farmers in the Neishi. The Neishi alone had 41 counties to inspect, and it would take him a month to inspect all of them. It can even be said that the period around the Spring Festival was his busiest time of the year.

After the Crown Prince and Liu Chang left, the atmosphere in the Crown Prince's Mansion began to become lively.

Li Ji raised his glass and said to Liu Heng: "I wish you can become an official of 2,000 shi soon."

Liu Heng smiled and raised his glass, saying, "You're welcome. Li Ji, you will have a chance too."

Li Ji sighed and said, "I always have to be cautious."

Now his father is the prime minister of the Han Dynasty. If he suddenly becomes an official with a salary of 2000 stones from a minor official, and then quickly gets promoted to an official with a salary of stones, how will people in the world view their Li family? At least the current political atmosphere of the Han Dynasty does not allow such a thing to happen.

(When you read history, you can find that politicians in the Han Dynasty still had some shame. After all, they had a process of going down to the grassroots level. Later, many second-generation politicians appeared as generals as soon as they appeared, and they didn’t even bother to pretend. I remember an up-host said that Yang Jian became the prime minister at the age of 16.).

Fan Kang said: "Don't worry, your father will only be the prime minister for 8 years, then you can soar to the sky again."

When Li Ji heard this, he rolled his eyes and wondered if he could speak.

"Fan Kang, are you planning to stay in Chang'an forever and not inherit your own kingdom?"

Fan Kang frowned and said, "I am also hesitant. My father is old and I heard that he wants me to inherit Wuyang State, but it is too boring in the desert. I don't want to ascend the throne."

Fan Kang had been in Chang'an for too long and didn't want to go to the desert to blow the sand. The environment of the desert was too harsh and the potential for development was extremely limited. Becoming Marquis Wuyang would be like becoming the leader of a large tribe, but such a person in Chang'an City was only fit to dance the hula at a state banquet.

When Liu Heng heard this, he said seriously, "This is no joke. If your uncle really hands over Wuyang to your brother, then you will only be able to be a Han official in the future."

Li Shang said proudly, "A real man who wants to be a marquis must make great achievements. It doesn't matter if we don't have the poor vassal states in the desert. There are nothing else but grass and sheep. My brothers and I will first make achievements in the Prince's Mansion. When we are old, we will go to the New World to establish vassal states. There is a treasure land given by God. Farming can produce six or seven stones of grain, mining can dig gold and silver mines, and even bison are bigger than those in the desert."

Fan Kang thought for a moment and said firmly: "Li Shang, you are right. Wuyang Kingdom will be given to me. We brothers will build achievements in Chang'an City together."

On the other hand, Jia Yi was trying to win over Zhang Shizhi and Chao Cuo, two of the younger brothers of the Legalists. The Iron and Steel Department had great potential. Through the Iron and Steel Department, he could influence the entire steel industry of the Han Dynasty, which was equivalent to holding the lifeline of the Han Dynasty's heavy industry. The steel industry could affect the iron ore and coal mining industries, and could also affect rails, machine manufacturing, carriages, steam engine factories, and steam shipyards. It can be said that in the Han Dynasty, steel had replaced wood and became the most important raw material. The steel industry was the foundation of all industries in the Han Dynasty.
"After the Spring Festival, we will prepare to inspect the major steel mills in the Han Dynasty and complete the state-run steel industry," said Jia Yi.

Zhang Shizhi frowned and said, "The steel industry is extraordinary. It may not be that easy to make it a government-run business."

Jia Yi sneered, "This time the court has an order for 4000 miles of railway a year. Those private steel mills cannot survive without this order. Survival or destruction depends on their own choice."

Chao Cuo said: "We should also ask for support from Chenjun and other places. They have been running the government-run reform for 10 years and have cultivated sufficient talents. It would be best to get the support of the teacher and the Minister of Agriculture."

Zhang Hui is now the Chief Justice of the Han Dynasty court. He is also a giant of the Legalists. With his support, the Iron and Steel Bureau will not have to worry about the lack of talents if it wants to control the steel industry. Dian Qing has presided over the official reform in Chen County for ten years. He has been tied to the Legalists and will naturally support the actions of Jia Yi and others.

Jia Yi nodded and said, "I will go to visit Master Zhang and other masters of the Legalist School on the second day of the New Year."

If Chao Cuo had not reminded him, he would have forgotten that the Legalists today are completely different from those they were decades ago. They control the three counties of Chen, Jiujiang and Hengshan at the local level. The three counties are continuously training Han officials for the Legalists. There are also two Nine Ministers in the upper echelons of the Han Dynasty. Even the retired Prime Minister Zhou Bo can be regarded as a Legalist. Whether he started to reform when he was a Nine Minister, or he continuously reformed the tax system of the Han Dynasty during his ten years in power, Zhou Bo will definitely become one of the representative figures of their Legalists in history.

Relatively speaking, Yuan Ang's small group has the largest number of people, but is the least conspicuous.

Yuan Ang looked at Liu Heng and the others with envy and said, "We want to stand out in the Prince's Palace and make great achievements. If we only do some immigration, the Prince will never think highly of us."

This year, Yuan Ang and his colleagues followed Wu Yue to establish an agricultural cooperative and helped the Internal History to relocate 3000 farmers to the New World. For this, they were commended by Xu Aimin and received a horse-drawn carriage full of various rewards. However, to Yuan Ang and his colleagues, this reward was insignificant. What they needed more was the prince's attention.

Feng Tang made a serious analysis: "People who are favored by the crown prince have always made reforms. You see, the reason why the crown prince values ​​Jia Yi is because he has always advocated official reforms and integrated all the industries of the internal historians into the control of the court. Can we also carry out official reforms in our villages?"

Gao Di rolled his eyes and said, "The land of the world belongs to the imperial court. The reform has already been completed. What room do we have for maneuver?"

Yuan Ang said: "How can there not be? Isn't this a change in the agricultural cooperative?"

Then he whispered, "Do you think we can learn from Jia Yi?"

(End of this chapter)