Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 668 Jian'an Anthology

There is no way to solve the population problem. Not only that, but a part of the population has to be relocated to Bingzhou. It can only grow slowly by relying on a peaceful and stable environment, economic development and medical improvement.

Economic problems are also scratching the head. Underpopulation and agriculture are the main factors restricting economic development.The first thing to solve is to improve production efficiency and output. Zhou Cang appointed Mi Fang’s son Mi Zhen as the captain of Diannong, specializing in agricultural production; the second is to develop economic crops. Fortunately, cotton has been planted since last year. The third item is mining. Zhou Cang knew that the largest resource in Bingzhou was coal, so he sent someone from Liaodong to transfer Liu Li to survey the coal mines. The fourth item was technological progress. Three tasks are assigned, one is to develop tools for weaving cotton and spinning yarn, the other is to study the application of coal, and the third is to continue to improve farm tools and irrigation facilities.

The economy made Su Ping make two comments on trade and banks.Due to the war between Zhou and Cao, the trade between the two sides stagnated. Due to the chaos in Xianbei, foreign trade also stopped. Therefore, the trade of each state became the main body.With the acquisition of the four prefectures of You, Ji, Bing, and Qing, it is out of date for the bank to be located in the remote Liaodong, so it is suggested to move the head office south to Jizhou.

Without Su Ping's explanation, Zhou Cang can also think of the benefits of moving the head office to the south: hundreds of employees in the head office, thousands of craftsmen in the mint and ticket making factories with at least 22 to [-] people in their families, which not only supplements the population of Jizhou, but also increases the income. Income classes will also drive consumption growth; the head office is in Jizhou, and branches from all over the country go to the head office to do business, report work, and deliver coins and bank notes, which directly drives popularity. There are unlimited business opportunities in transportation, catering, accommodation and other industries.As for other benefits, needless to say, it is simply to stimulate the economy through finance.I have to say that this is a good way to get immediate results. Besides, Liaodong is too far away to make everything inconvenient, and Jizhou is the geographical center.So Zhou Cang immediately made a decision, ordering Zhang Jin and Han Yue to plan to move the head office to Yecheng. There are many luxury houses left in Yecheng, so there is no need to worry about the venue.It would not be appropriate to call Liaodong Bank any more, so it was renamed Dahan Bank after moving south.As for the operation mode of the guild, Zhou Cang ordered Su Ping, Zhang Shuang, Han Yue, Su Yang and others to discuss and come up with a complete charter for further discussion.

The economic and demographic problems can be regarded as a preliminary solution, and it remains to be seen how effective it will be.What Zhou Cang is most worried about is people's hearts and minds. He has already made various preparations before this, including appointing Ge Duan as the dean of the college to promote the popularization of natural sciences; ordering Zhou Chong to collect some black materials about the gentry. All this is not enough.Xun Chen drew on Su Ping's ideas and suggested the establishment of the Supreme Court, and transferred Chen Jiao to Jizhou as a judge to promote judicial construction.

Zhou Cang laughed, and Mi Zhen, Liu Li, Han Yue, Su Yang, and Chen Jiao were recruited to Jizhou, and they were about to move their Liaogong Mansion to Jizhou.But Jizhou is really urgent, Zhou Cang naturally agreed.

Many of the black materials collected by Zhou Chong are lying and disrupting the government. It is okay to lend these black materials to Cao Cao to deal with these people. The road is considered light, but it would be serious if it caused literary inquisition.Since it was difficult to restrain, he had no choice but to evade it. Jiang Gan escaped with a booklet out of nowhere.

"My lord, here are some catalogs of poems and essays collected and screened by my subordinates. Please review them, my lord. If possible, I plan to publish a large number of them and spread them widely to rectify the trend in the literary world."

Is it to engage in the New Culture Movement?Not a bad idea.Zhou Cang nodded approvingly, took a look, all right, they are all works by himself and some officials.Jiang Gan also made a special classification, including poems, articles, comments on some official documents, and even speeches on various occasions. His speech is also in it, I really don't know where Jiang Gan dug it out.It can be seen at a glance that Jiang Gan has worked hard and carefully selected.As for whether it can lead the literary world, it is still uncertain to guide the ideology. It is certain that a large number of publications will drive the development of printing in Jizhou's paper industry.

Xun Chen said with a smile: "The response to this article will be strong when it is published. The wider the spread and the longer the time, the more miraculous effects will be seen. As for other poems and essays, if they are to be published, the Xuanfu Department needs to strictly censor them. Ziyi's move Very good, please ask the lord to name it."

Zhou Cang thought for a while, "I have read the catalog and there is nothing wrong with it. The content in it still needs to be carefully considered. Ziyi and Youruo, please check it again, make some revisions, and then print it in separate periodicals, and it can continue to increase in the future. Just It’s called Jian’an Anthology, er, no, it’s called Jian’an Anthology. Ziyi, from now on the Xuanfu Division will set up an editorial office, which is specialized in reviewing, compiling and printing anthologies.”

A sorting office was set up in the secret espionage department, and an editorial office was set up in the Xuanfu department, which shows that Zhou Cang attaches great importance to it. "Ziyi, do you have a suitable candidate for the head of the editorial office?"

"President Sun Qian's nephew Sun Lin can take on this important task."

"Very good." Zhou Cang thought that he would draw someone from himself, but he didn't expect that Jiang Gan already had a suitable candidate. "Ziyi, you also stayed in Jizhou, preaching to the people, and publishing anthologies. I intended to open a forum now, so I will talk about it in a year. If you mentioned other poems and essays just now, if they are to be published, the Xuanfu Department needs to strictly censor them. It will also be handed over to the editorial office for review, and anyone who violates it will be ordered to take it back and deal with it according to law.”

After Zhou Cang finished speaking, he looked at everyone and Zhou Xin with a smile. "You have to be careful in the future, except for Zhou Chong and Jiang Gan, your remarks will be recorded by them..."

Jiang Gan smiled awkwardly, Zhou Xin pursed his lips and said, "Father should be careful too."

"Gentlemen and Taoists use words to restrain people from doing things, so words must consider their consequences, and actions must consider their consequences, so the people are cautious in their words and cautious in their actions." Xu Liang, the chief secretary, said.This is the words in "Book of Rites? Ziyi". Xu Liang is naturally familiar with it when he participated in the compilation of the new rituals. According to Zhou Cang's spirit of saving the essence and discarding the dross, many good ideas have been preserved.

Zhou Cang nodded steadily, without making any comments, he turned to Xun Chen and said, "Please, if you make some preparations for me, tomorrow I will go to pay homage to Yuan Benchu, and Zhou Xin and I can go there. You all go to busy with the matters discussed today, don't worry about it." Follow along."

Early the next morning, Zhou Cang and Zhou Xin rushed to Yuan Shaoling. The last time Zhou Cang paid homage to Yuan Shao was with Cao Cao, and it was almost six years ago.

The sacrifices were placed, paper money was burned, and Zhou Cang and Zhou Xin sat on the ground. "Xin'er, do you know why I took you to pay homage to Yuan Shao?"

(End of this chapter)