Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 806 Ten Holy Dukes (1)

In Xiangxian County, Yuzhou, Zhou Cang listened to the report of Jiang Gan, Minister of Propaganda and Education Department, with great interest. Jiang Gan was here to report three things on assignment by the Privy Council.

First, the Privy Council issued a document to the third son Zhou Yuan, appointing Zhou Yuan as the Jeju search envoy, Mu Jin as the deputy envoy, and went to Jeju to assist the governor to repair the government.In early October, Zhou Yuan left Pingzhou.A few days ago, Zhou Yuan was appointed as the acting governor of Jeju and Mu Jin as the farewell. The order for Wang Xiu to return to Beijing has been issued.The handover is expected to be completed by the end of this month.Gongsun Yu and Du Xi have taken office in Jizhou and Jianzhou respectively.

In the second case, Yuan Huan led three hundred students to survey the terrain and water conservancy separately and reached a preliminary conclusion. Yuan Huan believed that the idea of ​​building a canal to connect the north and the south was feasible.There are two conclusions that came to the conclusion so quickly. First, the canal was dug to connect the north and the south since ancient times. The communication of Huai, He, and Ji rivers has greatly promoted water transportation, which shows that digging canals is not only feasible, but also has a good foundation; secondly, Yuan Huan had the idea of ​​digging canals when he was under Yuan Shu's command, and has done related work. Reconnaissance, this time is just a further deepening and verification.

Yuan Huan's plan is divided into three parts. The first step is to transform Hangou, dig deep and widen; the second step is to dig a canal from Zhuojun in Youzhou to the Yellow River; the third step is to dig a canal from the Yellow River to Huaishui.There needs to be a node between the second step and the third part. Yuan Huan is tentatively designated as Luoyang, the eastern capital. Whether it is feasible needs further investigation. After all, Luoyang is still in the hands of Cao Pi.In view of the fact that the Han and Wei Dynasties are still at war, Yuan Huan also proposed an amendment plan to dig the Jiaolai Canal in Qingzhou to connect the Bohai Sea with the East China Sea, thereby shortening the distance of sea transportation. If the war lasts for a long time, this amendment plan can be adopted first.

Yuan Huan was very worried about such a large plan: the cost of human resources and property is difficult to estimate, especially the manpower invested will reach one million people, which cannot be afforded by a big man, so there must be no rush, and it will be implemented step by step according to national strength and population conditions. Yuan Huan Call it the Centennial Project.

Zhou Cang didn't know Yuan Huan's worries. The example of Emperor Sui Yang was there.Zhou Cang greatly appreciated Yuan Huan's step-by-step strategy, but he never thought that the Jiaolai Canal could be dug.

After a short thought, Zhou Cang decided to set up the Canal Engineering Headquarters. The members consisted of Yuan Huan, Sun Xing, and Wen Xiu, and dispatched the Jiangnan Navy and the students of the Navy Academy to first transform Hangou.Zhou Cang estimates that 3 people can be invested, and another [-] to [-] people will be recruited, which can be completed in less than a year.As for the Jiaolai Canal, Zhou Cang decided to hand it over to Lin Feng, the governor of Xuzhou, who trusted Xuzhou as a coordinator, and organized merchants to conduct inspections. If feasible, merchants would raise funds to dig it. In three years, the imperial court and the investor will each get half.Zhou Cang is not worried about whether the tax rate is reasonable. If it is too high, merchants would rather go by sea than by canal.

This move can be said to kill three birds with one stone. The first is to solve the funding problem; secondly, Zhou Cang also wants to give Lin Feng, who has passed the election, a chance to achieve political achievements; the most important thing is that Zhou Cang wants to try commercial operation, not only the future It provides experience in excavation, finds a shortcut for future project implementation, and injects new vitality into the economic development of Dahan in the future.

The third thing Jiang Gan reported was about the selection of the ten holy princes.The emperor Liu Xie was very devoted and showed his wise side.

Most of the sages are not suspenseful, the sage of craftsman is Gongshupan, the sage of medicine is Bian Que, the sage of agriculture is Shennong, the sage of merchants is Fan Li, the sage of law is Li Si, and the sage of music is Shi Kuang.

A few that are slightly controversial: Bing Sheng, the candidates include Jiang Shang who formulated the Six Secret Teachings, and Sun Wu who formulated the Thirteen Chapters.Wu Sheng, the candidate Xiang Yu who is powerful and can pull mountains, and Huo Qubing who seals the wolf and lives in Xuxu.Shi Sheng, the candidates include Zuo Qiuming who wrote Zuo Zhuan, and Sima Qian who wrote historical records.

The most controversial ones are literary sages, Confucius, Meng Ke, Zhuang Zhou, Li Er, Xun Kuang, etc., there are nearly ten of them.

The first consideration of the Privy Council is to be considered by the House of Representatives, and the final decision is made by voting.Emperor Liu Xie strongly opposed it, thinking that this non-political matter should be reviewed by the House of Representatives, so he concocted a list and explained it.Not to mention which method was adopted, Liu Xie's list and reasons really surprised the Privy Council and all the officials, and they couldn't find any faults!
Bing Sheng, Liu Xie nominated Jiang Shang for many reasons. The most important one is that Jiang Shang created a 400-year foundation for the Great Zhou, but Sun Wu gave up halfway. Of course, Liu Xie also thinks that Sun Wu has too many tricks, which is harmful to a gentleman.

Shi Sheng, Liu Xie nominated Sima Qian, how could there be no ten holy princes in this dynasty?That just doesn't make sense.

Wu Sheng, Liu Xie unexpectedly nominated Yue Nu. The most important thing is that Yue Nu is a woman. Among the ten saints, there are women who will enhance the status of women. Of course, Yue Nu has real skills.In fact, everyone knows that Xiang Yu is Liu Bang's deadly enemy. How can Liu Xie nominate Xiang Yu?Although Huo Qubing is a figure in the dynasty and has outstanding military exploits, Liu Xie believes that Huo Qubing's achievements are mostly based on the help of Wei Qing and Li Guang, and Huo Qubing has three major flaws, shooting and killing Li Guang's son Li Gan for personal revenge is one of them; Interfering with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to establish a crown prince and persuading Emperor Wu to make the prince a king is the second; the most important point is that the Huo family was eventually killed for treason.That is not a flaw, but a huge stain. How could Liu Xie recognize Huo Qubing?As for the nomination of Yue Nu, Jiangnan Dao submitted it at the last moment, and it was immediately accepted by Liu Xie.

Wen Sheng, Liu Xie took a different approach and nominated Cangjie, the Shi Huang family. How could there be a word without Cangjie's invention of characters?The sage who created characters can be called the ancestor of Wen.Some people are disdainful, Liu Xie is deliberately avoiding contradictions, Cangjie's invention of characters is just a legend, so it is possible that all the characters were created by Cangjie?The great Confucians were filled with righteous indignation, how could Confucius not be a sage of literature?

They all ignored a problem. There are only nine sages here. At the end, Liu Xie explained the last sage: Xuansheng, Confucius.Confucius had three thousand disciples and seventy-two sages, who can be called Xuansheng.

This result was beyond everyone's expectations. Can you say that Cangjie is not worthy of being a literary saint?It seems impossible to speak.Confucius is a proclaimed sage, that is absolutely unmistakable, is it possible that Confucius can still shoulder the two sages?Seems acceptable too.

Many generals were very dissatisfied with the selection of the Yue girl, and nothing else, how can Wu Sheng be a woman?Even the Yan family, who valued his great-grandson at home, also stood up. Why did no one nominate Lu Bu?It's a pity that not many people support her, and Lu Bu's reputation is too bad.However, the generals kept coming and going, but they couldn't find better personnel. They were either foolhardy, or with bad records, or murderous, or fools who stood on the wrong team and voted for the wrong master.

(End of this chapter)