Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 220 The Crown Prince
Not to mention the abbot of Tushan Temple, even Han Yuanxiao was shocked when he heard Chen Gu give the two choices between Buddhism and Taoism.

But if you think about it, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it. Who says that Buddhism can always be high and mighty? Even if you are a monk, since you live in this world, why shouldn't you be controlled by the secular world?

Thinking of the fate of these monks, Han Yuanxiao was even a little excited. This was a major change that had not happened in a thousand years.

Buddhism and Taoism are all under control, so how could the powerful landlords have any room to resist?

Those people in Jiangjin County still can't see clearly. The situation was originally very good, but now they have been severely punished.

After this incident, Chen Gu’s power was tightened even further. No one could resist, and even the smallest action had to be done with caution.

The people's wisdom has been completely awakened. Chen Jue has given them the courage to resist. The cost of making mistakes in the future will be greatly increased.

Once the people become bolder, the Huaxia Department will be like having countless eyes. The Public Opinion Survey Department under Dai Changjiang and the Recording Department under Chen Minghua will keep a close eye on all officials.

By then, officials would be held accountable by the people for not only making mistakes but also not doing things well. Under the overwhelming public outrage, they would have to leave without even the executioner taking action.

The officials of the Huaxia Department may be the most difficult officials to serve in all dynasties.

Fortunately, this matter has nothing to do with our organization department. Now the organization department has only a few people, and the headquarters has not yet been established, let alone the branches in various prefectures and counties.

Han Yuanxiao himself hid himself quickly and was not involved in anything at all, so naturally he would not be held accountable.

After staying in Tushan Temple for one night, Han Yuanxiao leisurely went down the mountain.

At this time, Chen Gu still refused to see guests.

Wu Qing'er has given birth to a big fat son, which makes everyone feel relieved.

Wu Qing'er is a scheming woman, while Qin Ling is a non-confrontational person. If Wu Qing'er gave birth to a daughter, everyone would be worried, because if Qin Ling gave birth to a first son, Chen Gu's family would probably be in turmoil.

At the same time, Chen Jue’s eldest son was born, which meant that there was a successor.

There is a reason why the crown prince in ancient times was called the foundation of the country.

For example, the Huaxia tribe at this time, in fact, everything exists only because of the existence of Chen Gu. If Chen Gu died, if he had no son, the Huaxia tribe would probably fall apart in an instant.

Because everyone would lose the object of their loyalty in an instant. Without Chen Gu, who would they be loyal to?
Who can stand up and convince everyone?

But it’s different if they have a son, at least they can support the young master.

The birth of Chen Gu's son also made the officials of various departments feel a little relieved. They hoped that Chen Gu would let everyone go for the sake of the crown prince and commit fewer sins of killing to pray for the crown prince's blessing.

So after learning that Chen Gou's son was born, everyone started sending gifts to the government office. Although Chen Gou still did not see guests, they still sent the gifts first and left all kinds of auspicious messages.

Suan Xiucai brought his family to visit. The female relatives went into the delivery room to talk to Wu Qing'er, while Suan Xiucai and Chen Gu drank tea in the study, accompanied by Chen Tao and Chen Qi.

"Spring ploughing will be on the agenda after the New Year, and you, Big Brother, will have to get busy!" Chen Gu said to Chen Tao.

Chen Tao nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, leader. The people are very motivated. The harvest is theirs now, so they are very motivated." Chen Gu nodded and said: "In addition to setting the planting range, your Ministry of Agriculture should also prepare for grain collection, not taxation, which is the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Taxation, and collect the excess grain from the people.

We only collect 10% of the taxes, which is definitely not enough, let alone supplying food to the people in the towns, even the military rations are not enough. Therefore, we need to spend money to collect some of the excess food from the people.

In addition to official use, it also has to be sold in towns and cities, and a certain amount of reserves are kept to meet unexpected needs.”

In fact, Chen Gu was not short of food. The grain collected from the three places of Luzhou, Zizhou and Chengdu was enough for Chen Gu to use for several years. The common people had no grain in stock, but the officials and wealthy families had plenty of grain.

There is food that has been stored for more than ten years.

Although Chen Gu is not short of food for the time being, the official collection of grain must be customized.

Chen Tao nodded and asked, "What price should we buy and sell grain at?"

Chen Gu thought for a moment and said, "Let's trade with a 10% profit. Buy grain 10% cheaper than the market price, and sell grain 10% more expensive than the market price. Once the price is determined, it cannot be changed at will. As for people who want to buy and sell grain, let them do it."

Chen Gu is not afraid of people hoarding grain for the time being. If someone wants to hoard grain at a high price, Chen Gu will not care, but it is definitely not allowed to transport it out of Sichuan.

In the future, Chongqing will conduct strict inspections on passing ships and no grain will be allowed to be shipped out of Sichuan.

"Also, the Ministry of Agriculture should set up a special research department to study how to increase the yield of various crops. Well, it would be great if we could grow tastier crops."

Chen Gu couldn't help but think of the old man who was the gatekeeper of the Forestry and Mining Department, so he said to the three people, "Anyway, it should be a good thing if it can get better."

"Then can our joint defense team also set up a department to do some research and see if we can come up with better tools to catch and kill people?" Chen Qi asked with a smile.

Originally Chen Qi just wanted to make a joke to liven up the atmosphere, but unexpectedly Chen Gu nodded and said, "That's not a bad idea. You can actually cooperate with Lao Piao and Wu Hua. After all, the military is better at killing people. Once you come up with a good idea, let Wu Hua help you make it and try it out!"

"Then you, the great leader, please approve a special sum of money for me. After Zhang Haomin took charge of the Finance Department, it has become increasingly difficult to get money!" Chen Qi lamented.

The yamen runners in the arrest department are easy to deal with, as they are all formally employed and have a set system to follow.

However, the number of joint defense teams has been increasing continuously. In addition to sending personnel down, when the joint defense teams are first formed, they naturally need certain support, such as equipment and food.

After all, the joint defense team had nothing at the beginning. You can't just send someone and directly gather people to form a joint defense team, right?

Training, building bases, etc. all cost money.

In the past, the Ministry of Finance and Taxation was the one that allocated the money, and the Jiang family didn't care. As long as Chen the Assassin gave the money, anyone who wanted it would be approved directly. With the Sour Scholar supervising them, they couldn't blame him if anything went wrong.

Now the finance and taxation department has become the Taxation Department and the Finance Department. With Zhang Haomin taking charge of the Finance Department, it is not so easy to get money.

"Establishing a small department only costs a few hundred taels of silver. As for recruiting staff, they just need to wait to receive their monthly salary. Do you still need me to approve the money?" Chen Gu said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)