I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 323 Guo Jia’s suggestion

No reform is final once and for all, it is just about crossing the river by feeling the stones.

After Liu Bian left the matter to Shangshutai, that night, he was very quiet and thoughtful and came to Shangshutai.

There are always people staying here no matter it is night or holiday.

Normally, this kind of thing would happen to Shang Shulang.

The Shangshutai itself is a small palace. When Liu Bian came to the Shangshutai, he saw a light on in a room, and he walked in without saying hello.

Since it is the chancery table, there are many documents inside. Among the piled documents, there is a simple bed made of chopping boards that has been cleaned up.

Liu Bian only saw one person wrapping himself in the quilt. He seemed to feel uncomfortable and was twisting and adjusting his body posture in the quilt.

The caterpillar-like appearance made Liu Bian want to laugh.

He seemed to be able to guess who this person was.

Guo Jia sat next to Liu Bian like this at Liu Bian's gesture, and was not restrained by this.

Facing Liu Bian's question, he couldn't complain about the fact that the Chancery was busy. After all, there would be ghosts only if the Chancery was not busy.

After thinking for a moment, Guo Jia replied: "Very fulfilling."

This is in sharp contrast to the Yushitai next door. Even though the latter has increased its quota, it is not as exaggerated as the Shangshutai.

Liu Bian laughed dumbly and asked again: "Is there still a shortage of people at the Chancellor's desk?"

Guo Jia couldn't struggle, so he simply stopped struggling and felt helpless on the couch: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being rude."

At this time, the person in the quilt finally realized that someone was coming, and immediately poked his head out of it.

After he calmed down, he quickly got out of the quilt.

"How do you feel about being at the Chancellor's Desk for the past few months?" Liu Bian sat cross-legged, his posture very comfortable.

"In my humble opinion, the lack of space is more important than the lack of people..." Guo Jia looked at the documents around him. There were more than fifty people in the Shangshu Desk alone, including Shangshu Langjia Lingshi. The palace where the Chancellor's Desk is located is already very busy.

"Ah, Your Majesty!" Guo Jia had just noticed Liu Bian's arrival and was about to get up, but the quilt had been wrapped too tightly by him and he couldn't get up at all for a while.

"You don't have to be formal about your filial piety. I'm here today and have nothing important to do."

Talking about life in Luoyang, Guo Jia said with emotion: "I haven't drank alcohol for a long time."

After hearing this, Liu Bian promised: "Tomorrow I will send some royal wine to Fengxiao's house... Unfortunately, I am here tonight and it is not appropriate to drink."

After chatting about some other things, Liu Bian talked about the Hongdu sect that he was most concerned about now. Before Shangshutai gave him a reply, he simply asked about Guo Jia. Guo Jia did not mention the different ideas of others at the Shangshutai, but expressed his opinion directly: "I think that as long as your Majesty pays attention to this matter, there is no problem whether it is to set up another pavilion like the Shangshutai, or to incorporate it into the general master craftsmanship."

Of course Liu Bian understood what Guo Jia meant. As an emperor, he could forcefully promote things through decrees, which would always have a certain effect, just like the late emperor's introduction of Hongdu sect.

However, this kind of Hongdu sect is uncompetitive, and among the people attracted solely by high-ranking officials and generous salaries, how many people are willing to concentrate on research?
Therefore, Liu Bian was afraid that the conditions were too bad and he would not be able to recruit talented people, and he was also afraid that if the conditions were too good, he would be able to recruit talented people with ulterior motives.

It is true that he is afraid of both ends.

Although it can be slowly improved through practice, it is also good to plan ahead and make up for the omissions in advance.

Liu Bian sighed and revealed his worries to Guo Jia.

Guo Jiaze said: "From what I can see, your Majesty's request is too broad and falls short of the greatness. Now the Hongdu School lacks a banner."

"Try your words as a filial piety."

"How about the "Four People's Monthly Order"?

Liu Bian suddenly became enlightened after hearing this.

In this era, it is almost impossible to develop productivity and become fat in one bite. Liu Bian does not have enough information and raw materials to support him in developing the industrial revolution in the farming empire. So in the end everything must fall on agriculture, and agriculture is the foundation of this era.

Paying attention to agriculture and mulberry trees is absolutely politically correct. Taking this as the banner of Hongdu School will not worry about attracting talents with ideals and ethics, and by focusing on agriculture and mulberry, there will be no worries about the future of Hongdu School. It can be said.

"Fengxiao hit the mark!" Liu Bian praised, Guo Jia's overall view is indeed worthy of praise.

Taking Cui Shi, the author of "Four People's Monthly Orders" as a benchmark, anyone who can match or come close to his achievements is a high-ranking official with a generous salary. If there is no result, treat them with food and history.

The next day, Liu Bian took the initiative to discover more information about Cui Shi and the "Four People's Monthly Order".

The "Four People's Monthly Orders" is a rich agricultural book, which contains records of changes in agricultural seasons due to climate change. A typical solar term is Grain Rain, which is closely related to planting. At first, Grain Rain occurred before Qingming, but now it has become after Qingming.

The reason is simply that the climate is getting colder and the planting time is delayed. The further north you go, the more obvious this change becomes.

People summarize the rules and make appropriate changes to the solar terms.

The ancients did not know what global cooling and the Little Ice Age were, but they relied on their own observations and experiences to summarize the rules.

This, isn’t it science?

Moreover, Cui Shi himself had a reputation as a virtuous person. When he was the governor of Wuyuan, he saw that the local people were suffering from the cold winter and had no clothes to keep them warm, so he taught them how to use local hemp to weave winter clothes.

It's a pity that he has passed away for more than 20 years, otherwise Liu Bian thought it would be great to have such a person in charge of the new Hongdu School!

(End of this chapter)