Han Dao world

Yang Xiu couldn't finish it, he played music and danced.

After all this tossing, although the atmosphere is still lively, everyone's mood is somewhat different.

Xun Yu's admonishment in public cannot be said to have failed—the emperor accepted his suggestion in principle, but only proposed a harsh condition, and the pressure was shifted to his side.

How can Henan's tax revenue be doubled within two years?He has no idea.

It's just that when he was forced to do so, he couldn't do it if he didn't agree. Now that he calmed down, he couldn't help but feel worried again.Picking up the wine glass, he drank several glasses in a row until Liu Ba pressed his hand.

"Zi Chu?" Xun Yu was startled, and looked up in Chen Qun's direction. "Are we finished?"

Liu Ba smiled slightly. "You still care about him now? Take care of yourself. Doubling in two years, how dare you promise."

Xun Yu smiled wryly, and said in a low voice, "You have seen it too, the arrow is on the string, so it has to be fired."

"I see. The Son of Heaven controls his ministers like soldiers, and he can do it easily without showing any trace." Liu Ba raised his eyebrows lightly, showing a bit of cunning. "Success or failure is determined by one action. Wen Ruo, this is the final test for you by the emperor. If you succeed, after Duke Yang, Situ must be you."

Xun Yu hastily stopped him. "Zi Chu, don't speak nonsense."

Liu Ba smiled, didn't say anything, just raised his wine glass to salute Xun Yu.

Xun Yu also raised his wine glass, but he was not as confident as Liu Ba.He knew that the emperor had high expectations of him, and if nothing else happened, it would be expected that the official would reach Situ.But he knew better that the Situ the emperor wanted was not a Situ with a vegetarian meal, or even a Situ in the conventional sense, but a Situ who could sweep away old habits and lead a big man on a new path.

In this sense, the emperor is indeed very anxious.

Before the Western Expedition, he wanted to see this Situ appear and take power, manage the government well during his Western Expedition, lead the big man to the next ten or 20 years, and realize the kingly way.

Realizing the doubling of taxes in Henan within two years is just a test.

Xun Yu had a big head, but when he saw Liu Ba, he had some hope.

"Zi Chu, this is not my honor or disgrace."

"Ah."

"Do you have a trick to teach me?"

"No."

Xun Yu was stunned, not knowing what to say.

Seeing that Liu Ba was so calm, he thought Liu Ba had a solution, but he didn't expect Liu Ba to answer so simply.

Liu Ba took a sip of his wine and smiled slightly. "Brother Wen Ruo, if you ask me for a ready-made solution, I definitely don't have it. But I can be sure of one thing, the emperor has confidence, and he believes that you can do it too."

Xun Yu was stunned for a moment. "Why did Zichu say that?"

Liu Ba put down his wine glass, turned his head, and looked at Xun Yu. "Don't you think the emperor did this to humiliate you?"

Xun Yu shook his head quickly. "Of course not." After thinking for a while, he added another sentence. "The emperor treats his ministers politely. He is not such a person. Even if his tone was a little more intense just now, it was me... who disappointed him first."

Thinking of the emperor's words about women just now, Xun Yu still felt a little uncomfortable.

But thinking about it carefully, he felt that the emperor was right to criticize.

A housewife pays attention to living within her means because she has a husband who is working hard outside and looking for income. She does not need to care about the source of income, and can just concentrate on managing expenses.As a minister in charge of a county, he only knows how to live within his means and doesn't care about production, which is biased.

Fortunately, I still have the nerve to make suggestions on such an occasion, and I have a generous appearance for the sake of the world.

Am I worthy?

Chapter 1182

Liu Xie returned his seat and said to Yang Biao: "Mr. Yang, where did Hanyang rank last year in the exam?"

Yang Biao thought about it. "I can't remember the specific ranking. It seems that it's not in the top ten, but it's not far behind."

Liu Xie's eyes turned to Zhang Song behind Yang Biao.

Zhang Song immediately took a step forward. "Returning to Your Majesty, Hanyang was No.11 in the prefecture examination last year."

Liu Xie nodded slightly.

There are a total of more than one hundred prefectures and states in the Han Dynasty, and the seven countries of Jiaozhou that have not yet been settled are less than one hundred.Hanyang ranks No.11, which is not a low ranking, but it is still suspected of being deliberately suppressed by the Situ Mansion.

Yang Biao still pays attention to avoiding suspicion, and he doesn't want Yang Xiu to attract too much attention.

Otherwise, with Yang Xiu's achievements in Hanyang, the top three can't be guaranteed, and the top five is definitely no problem.

Liu Xie can understand these thoughts, so he has never asked.As Jingzhou, Jizhou and other big states in Shandong Province are taking up their fields, Liangzhou's political performance has gradually dimmed, and it is not a problem of Hanyang County.Yang Xiu proposed to consider the per capita factor precisely because of this realistic dilemma.

If you only compare the total amount, going to Liangzhou to be a guardian is tantamount to moving to the left, and no matter how hard you work, you will not have outstanding results.

"Mr. Yang, Bianzhou and other Bianzhou are not as rich as Shandong, but they are as important. More outstanding talents should be willing to go to Bianjun for training, instead of being relegated. Your son's suggestion has merit, Situ The government still has to consider one or two as appropriate, and it should not be ignored."

Yang Biao bowed to accept the order.

He originally wanted to suppress Yang Xiu with his father's majesty, but now that the Son of Heaven personally ordered him to rise to the level of fairness between the frontier state and the mainland, he couldn't take it lightly.

Liu Xie discussed with Yang Biao and other important officials of Situ Mansion.

He doesn't ask about specific personnel arrangements, but the principle must be controlled.Now that it has been decided that Situ will be promoted by the prefectures and counties, it should be considered to allow potential Situ candidates to experience different prefectures and states, the poor will go, the rich will go, the hukou will go, and the hukou go.Not only in the mainland, but also in the border counties, preferably in the southeast, north and west to experience it.

Yang Biao is submissive.

He himself has experience in working places, but he has never been to Bianjun, only worked in Jingzhao, Yingchuan, Nanyang and other rich and large counties.On the one hand, this is because of the background of his three sons, and on the other hand, it is also a manifestation of the power of the Shandong family.

Counting the three princes in this dynasty, very few have experience in border counties, and some of them don't even have much experience in local administration.

This obviously has serious drawbacks.

In the past, the three princes had vain positions, limited real power, and no experience in local governance.Now it took a lot of effort, and finally got the power back, but found that he didn't have enough ability to use it well, obviously not.

The reform of the old system is already the consensus of the monarch and his ministers.The reform of the electoral system has been carried out before, and the replacement of elections with examinations has been proposed, which has achieved good results. Now it should go further.

The monarchs and ministers drank wine and chatted, the atmosphere was very harmonious, and they smiled knowingly from time to time.

Sitting aside, Xun Yu and Liu Ba were also discussing how to double their tax revenue within two years.

After much deliberation, I hope to focus on new technologies and the development of business.

There are two types of taxes in the Han Dynasty: one is money and the other is grain.

If you want to make money, business is the best choice.This is not a new discovery, and it has been proven time and time again.

If we want to harvest more grain, we can only rely on new technologies when there is enough arable land but insufficient household registration.

One is to use new farm tools to improve efficiency and reduce labor intensity.Just like the new plows that have been implemented in Henan, but now Xun Yu needs more new plows and other new agricultural tools so that the same household registration can cultivate more land.

Another way is to increase yield per mu.

Naturally they talked about saltpeter.

Wei Ao, Yu Ji and others had just performed gunpowder in front of them. Xun Yu was very concerned about whether saltpeter, one of the ingredients of gunpowder, could increase the grain yield per mu.

Before that, he had learned about the relevant information, but there was no pressure then, so it was not as urgent as it is now.

At this moment, he just wanted to invite Wei Ao and Yu Ji over to get some information.

In contrast, Liu Ba didn't know much about it.But after listening to Xun Yu's analysis, he felt it was feasible.

He thinks so, there is a very important reason: the emperor thinks it is feasible.

Over the years, they have witnessed the emperor's surprise victory time and time again, and they have long admired the emperor's vision.Although the possibility of saltpeter to increase yield per mu sounds unimaginable, they are still willing to accept it.

Just do it, Xun Yu and Liu Ba jointly invited Wei Ao who was bragging in the corner.

Hearing Xun Yu's question, Wei Ao was not surprised at all.

He told Xun Yu and Liu Ba, although I have never cultivated land, I know that saltpeter can be extracted from excrement.It can be seen that saltpeter may be one of the essence of feces.Manure can fertilize the fields and increase production. Since saltpeter is the essence of manure, it should also be able to do so.

Wei Ao spoke clearly and logically, Xun Yu listened with gusto, but Liu Ba regretted seeing the delicious food in front of him.

Monarchs and ministers gather together to celebrate the festive season, and the table is full of delicious food and wine. Isn't it a bit off-putting for you to talk about excrement here?

He wanted to remind Xun Yu, but when he saw Xun Yu's hungry look, he swallowed back the words that came to his lips.

Xun Yu was under too much pressure, he could understand.

The banquet continued, and the stars moved.

Unknowingly, Jian'an has been here for nine years.

-

On the grassland north of the Caspian Sea, a large camp was hidden in the wind and snow.

The snow is white, and the earth is silent.

In a large cowhide tent, Ke Bineng, Xun Yun, dozens of Han people and Xianbei people gathered around the fire, drinking wine, eating meat, chatting and laughing.The fire was blazing, warming the inside of the big tent, like early spring.Many people thought it was too hot, so they opened their arms, revealing the silk underwear inside.

In the corner, Ke Bineng's daughter Tang Suhe lay on Shen You's lap, sound asleep.

She was already half drunk and didn't care about other people's eyes at all.

Of course, she didn't care when she wasn't drunk.

Shen You was also a little overwhelmed with alcohol, leaning on the bed to doze off, patted Tang Suhe's shoulder lightly with one hand, and hummed an out-of-tune tune.

Ke Bi Neng, who was chatting in Xun Yun, looked at Shen You casually, and asked casually, "What is he singing about?"

Xun Yun turned around and listened for a while, then said, "Heaven asked."

"Heaven asked... what is it?"

"A famous article in "Chu Ci". Shen Zizheng was originally from Wu, and Wu belonged to Chu. He highly respects "Chu Ci"."

Ke Bi Neng was stunned and patted his thigh. "You Han people are really interesting. After eating and drinking enough, you don't go to sleep with women, but you like to sing these ancient songs."

Xun Yun's eyes flickered slightly. ""Heavenly Questions" is not an ordinary song, but an inquiry into the Tao."

Kebi was taken aback for a moment. "Is it?"

"Yes. If the commander-in-chief is interested, I will sing a few lines for you, and you will know."

"Can I understand?"

"Yes, everyone can." Xun Yun smiled. "Of course, if you can understand the question, you may not be able to know the answer. That is a question that can only be discussed by the smartest talent in my big man."

Ke Bi Neng blinked his eyes. "Is it those talents who can create clairvoyance?"

Chapter 1183

Not long ago, Xun Yun received a gift from Nanyang.

A metal cylinder that can allow people to see very far and clearly. The official name is a telescope, but Ke Bineng and others prefer to call it a clairvoyance.

They believe that as long as the weather is good enough and they stand high enough, this cylinder will allow them to see mountains thousands of miles away like eagles.

No one has tried whether they can really see thousands of miles away, but it is an indisputable fact that telescopes can give them the upper hand on the grassland and spot their opponents first.

Ke Bi has been able to fight for many years, and has more contact with the Han people. He has always coveted the Han people's ordnance, and he can see the military use of the telescope at a glance.He wanted to have one very much, but the emperor only gave one, and he specified that it was for Xun Yun, so he dared not ask for it.

Taking advantage of today's New Year's Eve, everyone drank a lot of wine, he just mentioned it.

Xun Yun also seemed like a bright mirror in his heart, and nodded with a smile.

"Yes, clairvoyance is originally made for viewing the sky, and anticipating the enemy is just a side effect."

"Oh..." Ke Bi Neng smacked his lips, still a little unwilling. "Since it is a sharp tool for viewing the sky, it must be very expensive, right?"

"A clairvoyance is [-] to [-] times more expensive than gold of equal weight. It's nothing more than valuable, the key is that it is rare. The emperor exhausted the money in the small mansion, and only made a dozen or so pieces in the first batch, all of which were given to the frontier soldiers. General. Although I am not a general, thanks to the commander, I also got one. I use it to watch the sky in normal times, and lend it to the commander to watch the battle during war."

Ke Bineng grinned and raised his wine glass. "Chang Shi was joking. I have no more than ten thousand riders under my command. How can I be compared with the generals of the Han army. This is because Chang Shi has a valuable status and is favored by the emperor. Chang Shi, read a few words from "Heavenly Questions" and I will listen to it, and then help me Explain it, and let me be a cultural person."

"Hahaha..." Xun Yun laughed.

The Xianbei general on the side also laughed, sat up straight, and put on a posture of listening attentively.

Xun Yun took a sip of wine, moistened his throat, and began to recite "Heavenly Questions".

"Say: At the beginning of ancient times, who preached the Tao?

The upper and lower are not formed, why test it?

Mingzhao is dark, who can do it to the extreme?

Feng Yiwei looks like, how can he recognize it..."

Xun Yun usually mingles with Xianbei people, wears Xianbei clothes, speaks Xianbei language, and is almost the same as Xianbei people except that his hairstyle has not changed.From Ke Bineng to ordinary soldiers, they all regarded him as their own.At this moment, listening to him reciting "Heavenly Questions" in standard Han official dialect, I suddenly woke up, realized that he was a real Han, and unconsciously looked up.

Even Xun Yun himself has this feeling, it seems that every time he recites a word, he can awaken a deep pride in his heart.

Shen You didn't know when he woke up, and began to chant along with Xun Yun, beating the beat.