Wentang

Chapter 554 National Program
The timeline goes back to a month ago.

Every year at the end of the year, the officials, generals and officials who perform special tasks will return to Beijing to report on their duties and participate in the annual New Year's Court Meeting, and this year is no exception.

At the end of the year, we have to make a summary of the past year, and make plans for some big things we want to do next year... In short, everyone is very busy.

The difference from previous years is that before Yue Shan had no actual job, these things had nothing to do with him, he could just sit at home and watch others get busy.

This year is different, with the improvement of status, he can't participate in many things if he wants to.He does not need to participate in the summarization work without an actual position, but because of this, he has become one of the moderators for next year's planning work.

No way, who will let him have the most leisurely eyesight.

So he ended up living his most 'hated' way, and became a dog just like everyone else.Almost every day is busy from morning to night, and even going home to sleep has become a luxury.

Then he couldn't bear the appallingly slow pace of things in this world, and started drastic reforms.

In the past, the planning for the coming year was not made by professionals, but was discussed with the ministers of the court and China.Whoever thinks of any suggestion will put forward it, and everyone will discuss it together.

Except for building roads, rivers, and the Great Wall, which are big projects that are carried out every year, other projects can only be said...it all depends on luck.

If you are lucky, some of the plans are designed to save a lot of manpower and material resources for performance. If you are unlucky, more than half of the plans will be automatically abandoned.

So generally speaking, most of the ancient imperial courts treated headaches and feet, and there were not no forward-looking plans, but there were very few.

Why?Lack of professional long-term planning.

Li Shimin is an ambitious monarch, and he has a group of capable ministers to assist him. Every year, his plans are decent.However, it still cannot change the essence of relying on luck...

Yueshan has an advantage, professional things are left to professional people.Ministers of the DPRK and China are good at governing the world, but they are definitely not as good as professionals in making long-term plans.

Therefore, experts from all walks of life were transferred, and some officials who had a better understanding of the local area were selected from the officials who returned to Beijing to report on their work to form a new planning and formulation team.

According to the different occupations of the participants, everyone was divided into dozens of groups.

Then Yue Shan gave them an order to list all the difficulties faced by their respective majors.

In the past, it was the emperor and Zaifu's job to formulate future plans at the national level, and ordinary officials and common people like them were the ones to worry about.

Everyone was very excited to be able to participate this time, Guangzong Yaozu, it is called 100 million percent effort when working.He hasn't been home for years, so he hastily dealt with his colleagues in the yamen.

On the contrary, Yue Shan became more relaxed.Just go to the place of work every day and show that you are not a vegetarian, and then either sit in the office drinking tea or find an excuse to go home and rest.

But he would rather drink tea in the office, because he won't be free at home.There is no way, there are too many people who come to visit, and there is no way to hide.

So unless important people visit, he usually hides in the office.

There are a few people he must meet, Liu Rengui, Tian Xuechen, Yu Kexun, Ning Chun and so on.

The first person to visit was Yu Kexun, but he was transferred to the capital to serve as the Secretary of the Imperial Academy and the Secretary of Education and Political Affairs.

It is a bit exaggerated to say that he can reach the sky in one step, but for Yu Kexun, who came from a poor family, he jumped to the sky from the governor of Xiazhou to become a capital official.

Therefore, he was grateful to Yueshan from the bottom of his heart. The first thing he did after returning to Beijing was not to report to the Ministry of Officials, but to visit Yueshan.

No matter how busy Yue Shan is, he must find time to meet him.

"Haha... Yue Hou, don't come here without any problems." Yu Kexun said happily.

"I'm sick, I'm sick, I'm so busy recently that I want to resign." Yue Shan was also very happy to see his acquaintances, and joked: "Brother Yu is full of happiness, I think it's a good thing coming, congratulations."

Yu Kexun laughed and said, "Yue Hou's help is something that many people in the world are asking for but can't get. Compared with you, my good deeds are not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."

"Are you envious? Well, you can come too and lead a group alone." Yue Shan said hastily.

"Ah? This..." Yu Kexun was a little at a loss. He didn't know if he was joking or for real, but he was still very excited about joining the planning team.

After all, it is a rare opportunity for an ordinary official like him to directly participate in the national planning, and it is also a kind of seniority.

"I'm not joking." Yue Shan said solemnly: "The construction of the academic and political system and the imperial examination system will be the top priorities of the country in the next five or ten years, and we must be cautious. This plan must be done well, and it must be done in the long run. "

"Originally, I wanted Bachelor Kong to lead the team in person, but unfortunately he has too many things to attend to. You are the son of the state studying politics, and there is no one more suitable than you."

"Then respect is worse than obedience, Xie Yuehou thinks highly of it." Yu Kexun said gratefully.

"There's no need for us to be so alien." Yue Shan waved his hand and said, "You should know the purpose of the imperial court's transfer of you to Beijing, so come and tell me about your thoughts and plans."

The two chatted for a day and exchanged views, and then Yu Kexun formally joined the planning team to lead the team to formulate long-term plans for academic administration and imperial examinations.

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The second person to visit was Liu Rengui. As a general with real power, he had to pay attention to many issues. For example, the first thing he had to do when he entered Beijing was to report to the Privy Council, otherwise he would be charged with treason.

The barrel of a gun has always been the most sensitive thing, no matter how cautious it is, it cannot be overstated.

He went to the Privy Council to report, and he went to visit Yueshan Mansion only after he got a reply to the appointment time for the debriefing.

After hearing his achievements in the past year, Yue Shan was very satisfied.

"That's right, you've done better than I thought. Zhezi Shengren, who applied to expand the Dizhou Navy into four Zhechong Prefectures, has already approved it. I hope you will not disappoint his expectations."

"Thank you saint for your grace, thank you teacher for your help, I will definitely live up to your expectations." Liu Rengui said happily.

"The request to station a Zhechong Mansion in Xinma Island has also been approved. Do you have any candidates?"

"Cai Yang is a seedling of an admiral. I intend to promote him to Captain Zhechong. There is also Wang Dahu, who can become a unique talent after some training. I intend to let the two of them be stationed in Xinma Island as a partner."

"Well, Fusang will not just sit back and watch us occupy Xinma Island. There will be a battle between the two sides. Do you think they can hold on?" Yue Shan asked.

As for the fact that Wang Dahu is a talent, he has no doubts, how can he become a pirate leader if he is not a talent.

"I believe it will be possible. Cai Yang is as cunning as a fox, and Wang Dahu is as cunning as a poisonous snake. Even if he can't win against the Fusang people, he will not suffer." Liu Rengui said with certainty.

"It's good if you have confidence." Yue Shan nodded.

"There are three important things you need to do next. First, explore the northern seas, especially the sea routes leading to Goguryeo, Buyeo, and Baekje, and ports suitable for docking warships."

"And formulate the optimal route of advance, once the situation changes, we can give the opponent a fatal blow from the sea at the fastest speed."

"Secondly, continue to study new sea ships. You can think that it is a good idea to place the bed crossbow on the ship, but it is not enough. I will ask the saint to apply for a few Shenwei cannons for you, and find a way to install the cannons on the ship."

Liu Rengui said excitedly: "Mr. Xie, I will definitely develop a special gunboat."

Yue Shan warned: "It doesn't matter if you can research the gun boat or not, but you know the importance of artillery better than anyone else, so there must be no problems. If something goes wrong, I can't protect you."

Hearing this, Liu Rengui also calmed down, and assured him: "Teacher, don't worry, the cannon is there, and the cannon is dead."

"You just have to know it in your heart. The third thing is that Xinma Island must let the court see the benefits as soon as possible." Yue Shan continued:
"Originally, Xinma Island was developed for the purpose of raising horses. Now that we have changed positions with the Turks, we can obtain horses from the grassland. Xinma Island has become useless. Many people in the court have changed their minds, and even the saints are a little hesitant. "

"If there are not enough interests, even if I persist, I am afraid that there is no way to maintain the occupation and development of this place."

"The princes in the court are so short-sighted?" Liu Rengui said angrily.

"It's not that they are short-sighted, it's that the kingdom of heaven has never paid much attention to the ocean. Besides, the south of the Five Ridges, the northern grasslands, and the western regions are all waiting to be developed. Compared with Xinma Island, which is far away from the ocean, it is not worth mentioning." Yue Shan explained:

"So we have to find a way to change everyone's understanding of the ocean and let them know that there are huge benefits in the ocean. Only when they see the benefits will they be willing to invest resources in development."

"I also ask the teacher for advice." Liu Rengui didn't know much about these things, but he knew that since his teacher said it, he must have an idea, so he just asked for advice.

Yue Shan said: "The first thing is to raise horses. Although there is no shortage of horses in Tang Dynasty, no one will dislike the abundance of good horses. Raise horses as soon as possible, and no one will dare to say anything."

"The second is fishery. There are abundant fishery resources around Singapore and Malaysia, especially whales... The key is fish oil. The fish oil extracted from a whale can make millions of soaps and the best candles... It's all money .”

"There are gold and silver mines on the third island of Malaysia. People go to find veins to smelt gold and silver. There is nothing more touching than piles of gold and silver."

"The fourth is the most important point." Yue Shan took out a world map, pointed to one of the dots and said, "This is called Sado Island, and it is the place where Fusang used to exile noble prisoners."

"This island has huge reserves of gold and silver mines, and it is very easy to mine. It can mine as much as [-] catties of gold and silver every year. Find a way to gain the right to rule here and mine gold and silver."

"One hundred thousand catties of gold and silver?" Liu Rengui's eyeballs were almost protruding.

This is one hundred thousand catties, not one hundred thousand gold and silver coins.Even if one hundred thousand gold and silver coins is already an unimaginable wealth for him, he really dare not think about the concept of one hundred thousand catties of gold and silver.

"Yes, as long as you can find the gold and silver mine here and let the ministers of the DPRK and China see the benefits, they will take the initiative to ask for the development of the ocean without us pushing." Yue Shan said.

"Are you confident?"

"Even if I risk my life, I will get it here." Liu Rengui clenched his fists and said solemnly.

"The matter of Sado Island can be taken care of slowly, and Xinma Island should be managed well first." Yue Shan reminded.

"Teacher, don't worry, I understand the principle of haste makes waste." Liu Rengui replied.

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After nearly 20 days of hard work, the planning team listed tens of thousands of problems that needed to be solved, and Yueshan called together elites from each team to form a review team.

Analyze one by one, and eliminate some problems that are not nutritious, repetitive, unnecessary to deal with, and unnecessary to deal with at the national level.

Even after fine cutting, there are still more than 3000 questions left.

He also asked people to classify these problems according to priority, length of time to complete, and so on.

Finally, these questions were submitted to Li Shimin, and he submitted two copies.

One part contains tens of thousands of questions that have not been finely trimmed, and the other is finely trimmed.

"My Great Tang actually has so many deficiencies?" Li Shimin was stunned, almost thinking that Yue Shan was trying to punish him.

"This is still a small number. I just transferred some professionals from the surrounding areas of Chang'an. If talents are transferred from all over the country, there will be more problems." Yue Shan said affirmatively:
"But saints, don't be discouraged. Most of these problems have existed in all dynasties, and they are not unique to my Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, there will be no change of dynasties."

Li Shimin's expression turned pale, as long as it's not his own problem, but looking at the thick and scary information, he couldn't help but feel a headache: "How long will it take to solve so many problems?"

"Most problems are actually not considered problems, even if they are not solved, it's okay, but solving them will definitely make the people richer and the country stronger." Yue Shan explained:

"There are still some problems that are latent problems. The new dynasty has just been established for [-] years and is not troubled by these problems. It will explode after dozens or hundreds of years. We have plenty of time to solve them."

"There are only a few problems that need to be solved immediately ... so if you can divide these problems into categories and make a long-term plan, it is actually not difficult."

"It's not difficult? You said it lightly, it's not difficult for you to solve it." Li Shimin gave him a dissatisfied look.

"Eh... isn't there Zaifu here? Isn't it just to solve the problem if you want them?" Yue Shan hurriedly blamed others.

"Heh... You still have to be shameless. If the ministers hear this, believe it or not, they will block your door." Li Shimin mocked.

"Do they all work for the country? Those who are capable work harder, and those who are capable work harder." Yue Shan laughed.

After the joke, Li Shimin said seriously: "I understand what you mean. The court really needs a long-term plan. There are indeed many problems."

"The key is that the chief officials in various places are replaced every three to five years, and there are very few who can really serve two terms of six to ten years. Every official has his own ideas, wants to be promoted, and wants to make political achievements as soon as possible." Yue Shan said:

"So most officials are unwilling to make long-term plans for the local area, regardless of the consequences and only look at immediate interests. We must formulate long-term plans at the national level."

"Even if an official is transferred, the next official must also take into account the country's long-term planning when doing things he is interested in to gain political achievements. Only in this way can we reduce the number of changes caused by people, and the country can enjoy long-term stability."

(End of this chapter)