I Don’t Want To Be the Emperor

Chapter 492 A glimmer of hope

 This is a sentence that I emphasized over and over again with the prince in the court!

 Furthermore, in many so-called "red-headed documents", "go deep into the grassroots" and "integrate with the people" are repeatedly mentioned!

 This shows how much He Wangye attaches great importance to going deep into the grassroots level!

 What Prince He needs are pragmatic officials. It is said that some officials in the court were reprimanded by Prince He because of their boastful talk.

 There were even meat eaters who said "Why not eat minced meat", and the prince was very dissatisfied. Instead of maintaining his dignity and asking him to resign, he was dismissed directly.

Different from resigning, returning to one’s hometown after resigning is regarded as an honorable return to one’s hometown. Relying on old friends and disciples from the past, not to mention the county magistrate, even the prefect’s yamen must give him three points of courtesy!

 He is the biggest “local emperor” in the area!

 The most famous squire!

If you are dismissed, your reputation will be ruined, and the trees will fall and the monkeys will scatter.

 The icing on the cake has always been there, but there is no help in times of need now. When the time comes, everyone will be able to step on them.

 For those court officials who regarded themselves as scholars, this was more uncomfortable than having their heads chopped off.

Beheading is nothing more than a shiver. When a person dies, a scar as big as a bowl is left on his head.

"good."

Lin Yi was very satisfied with his attitude this time.

 Although it is a bit stylized and formalistic, these are inevitable on the road to standardization.

 There are no shortcuts.

 “Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty,”

Ma Jie's excitement was palpable, "Although I am a scholar, I am willing to bear justice on my shoulders, fight against the wind with bare hands, and devote myself to the well-off cause of our country, Daliang, until my death!"

"Okay, just understand it in your heart, keep moving forward, never forget your original intention, and keep your mission in mind."

Hearing some words too much can make you dig out a villa with your feet in embarrassment.

But Lin Yi was still very pleased. He did not give these officials lessons in vain. At least they remembered some of them.

As long as there is progress in this society, even if there is only a little sense of service in modern society, he will be happy.

 “I would like to obey the prince’s teachings.”

 Ma Jie answered cautiously.

 He felt very regretful, but it was a pity that Prince He had not yet ascended the throne!

 Otherwise this would be like hearing the oracle in person!

The future is limitless!

But that’s enough for now. When word of these words with the prince spreads out, among the nobles in the court, who would dare to take himself, the governor of Ankang, who was born as a master, not seriously?

  Chen Desheng, He Jixiang and other senior figures must be supporting him. Isn’t his path getting wider and wider?

After entering the path paved with fine gravel and cinders with bare feet, the muddy road finally ended. As soon as Lin Yi walked to the river, he was supported by two guards. Hong Ying personally washed his feet and dug out the fine mud. Then he helped put on socks and boots.

 “It’s finally warm.”

Lin Yi stamped his numb feet on the ground twice, then glanced at the guard next to him who was wearing a thin shirt and riding boots, and said with emotion, "Kung fu is great if you know it."

 The riding boots are much heavier than the leather boots he made!

However, these guards stepped in the mud with ease, and there was no mud on the shoe straps!

He has seen Qinggong float on water before, but can it also float on mud?

“How can the prince, with his wealth of gold, learn these heretical ways?”

Hong Ying said with a smile, "It's just that the prince cares about the country and wants to be connected to the earth."

 Seeing Prince He nod, Liang Yuanzhi, Ma Jie and others next to him became more and more impressed by Hong Ying!

 The only one who can smooth the hair with the prince so straightly is Mr. Hong Yinghong!

 After the cold flood season was completely over, the North Canal was opened to navigation.

Thousands of sails are racing against the current and hundreds of boats are racing against the current.

Lin Yi held the fishing rod and occasionally looked up at the passing ships on the river.

“When I opened the sea transportation, those old guys kept saying that millions of canal workers were dependent on food and clothing, so they couldn’t open it without authorization.”

Lin Yi snorted coldly, "I didn't expect that misfortune lies on the back of blessings, and misfortune lies on the back of blessings."

 Due to the prosperity of the maritime industry, more and more goods entered Daliang from overseas. The Grand Canal, which connected the north and the south, not only had no tendency to decline, but became increasingly important.

 This is something no one expected.

 “The prince is wise,”

He Jixiang's turbid eyes also looked at the busy river, and said in a deep voice, "The water transport corvee requires a large number of people, and the service is long, and it even misses the farming season, so there are many disadvantages, but the prince wants to cancel it suddenly, so it is not advisable, prince. To be considerate of the people, I think we can only do it slowly."

 “Xu Xu Tu Zhi?”

Lin Yi shook his head without hesitation and said, "Water transportation will be handled in the same way as sea transportation and road construction. Work will be used for relief. When the time comes, there will be no shortage of people. As the saying goes, if it can be marketized, we will try our best to follow the path of marketization."

Although there are not one million people serving as corvees on this North-South Canal, there are definitely hundreds of thousands!

 Behind them are 100,000 families!

 These are labor forces!

 Freeing up these laborers and letting them go home to farm and have children is the real way to promote productivity.

“As for those homeless people who have no fixed place and are hungry, not only are they unable to form productive forces, but they are also a factor that hinders social stability.”

Lin Yi didn't wait for He Jixiang's reply, then continued, "Recruit them to the canal, give them food, drink, and shelter. After one year, they will be allocated land and given land deeds. This way, all unstable factors can be nipped in the cradle. "

These refugees cannot be beaten, scolded, let alone killed!

If you are driven around and pushed too hard, you may end up jumping over the wall in a hurry.

 According to the conventional step-by-step arrangement, I don’t know the year of the monkey and the month of the horse.

Therefore, the only way to solve the employment problem is through the use-for-work approach.

 It is impossible to carry out large-scale construction projects because there is no money.

 And repairing river embankments and water transportation are undoubtedly the most appropriate ways!

He Jixiang pondered for a while. Seeing that Prince He had already made up his mind, he knew that there was nothing he could do to persuade him, so he sighed and said, "I obey the order."

 “That’s good,”

Lin Yi said with a smile, "If you are really worried, start from Ankang City and conduct pilot projects in the surrounding areas.

 If nothing else, we can at least get rid of the tens of thousands of refugees around Ankang City.

There are groups of beggars inside the city, and outside the city there are shacks all over the mountains and plains. It’s really heartbreaking to see them.

This is the capital of our country, Daliang. It is not as decent as a slum. "

 “That’s what the prince said.”

 He Jixiang smiled bitterly.

Now these rotten stalls in the city and outside are not your old book of business.

Afraid that these refugees will freeze to death or starve to death, why should we put people first and allow them to come in and out of the city to give them a chance of survival?

  Otherwise, under the emperor's feet, the laws are strict, how can we allow them to be unbridled?

 Let alone building things indiscriminately, even entering the city is just a delusion!

Now the Military and Horse Department and the Ankang Government Office are very passive, demolishing and illegally building?

 Dream!

The refugees didn’t know who instigated it, but they actually quoted Liang Law and said that forced demolition was illegal!

 How ridiculous!

ps: I wish everyone a happy new year, good health and all the best.

 (End of this chapter)