[Red House] A beautiful girl welcomes the spring

The first thing Ji Tong and He Shangshi accompanied Jia Yan back to the Thanksgiving Hall was to find Wen Shangshi and An Wen. After some discussions among the four of them, it was finally decided by He Shangshi and Wen Shangshi to ask Jia first. Yan, and then make the next decision.

Jia Yan was not surprised by their arrival.

Sitting in the Nuan Pavilion of the Thanksgiving Hall, Jia Yan sat at the desk under the window and wrote a book. After He Shangshi and the other four came back, he opened his mouth and asked her. Jia Yan then put down his pen and said: "To tell you the truth, maybe in the eyes of others, It is a great achievement to be able to make contributions in northern Xinjiang, or to expand overseas territories. But for me, these two are just a process. It is my process of governing the Yellow River."

Both Ji Tong and An Wen were dumbfounded.

He Shangshi stammered: "These are just, the process?"

"Yes." Jia Yan said, "There is only one thing I really want to do, and that is to control the Yellow River from the root. As for expanding the territory, it is just a means. instrument of state tax pressure."

He Shangshi said: "Then, how many years does Your Majesty want to complete this matter?"

Jia Yan said: "100 years. The management of the Yellow River is definitely not something that can be completed overnight. What I can do is to make as much effect as possible within 60 years. If I really want to see the results, maybe my grandson can see them, but not possible for me."

"Even if it takes 100 years, the empress will do it?"

Jia Yan said: "Yes. Someone once said that the goal of life should be set higher. It would be boring to set it as a goal when you know what you can do. Besides, northern Xinjiang and overseas are just brushing Meritorious service or a way out, governing the Yellow River is what I can do to repay the world."

"Return?" Ji Tong and An Wen looked at each other and couldn't help asking.

"Yes. I was born and raised here, eating and using the produce of this land. The only thing I can give back to the world is the management of the Yellow River, except for a corpse a hundred years later."

Whether it is a breeding workshop or others, they are all asking for this land.Only harnessing the Yellow River is giving back to this land.

Ji Tong did not understand Jia Yan's mood, but this did not prevent him from asking Jia Yan questions.

"Does your lady have any opinion on Beijiang?"

Jia Yan said: "Among the three things, the northern border is the easiest. Only three things are needed."

Ji Tong said: "What three things?"

Jia Yan said, "Wool, a knife, and prayer beads."

Seeing that Ji Tong and the others didn't understand, Jia Yan could not help but explain: "Wool is a commodity. The sages once said that the prosperity of the world is for profit, and the world's hustle and bustle is for profit. Those grassland tribes in northern Xinjiang used profit to lure In short, it is true that the pastures belong to them, but their pastures are also our pastures, and their herdsmen are also our wool farmers. When their herdsmen put down their knives and picked up the shears for shearing sheep, then the northern Xinjiang The stability is just around the corner.”

"But those savages and wolf ambitions..."

"That's why we need knives. They must be beaten honestly before they will be obedient. In fact, northern Xinjiang is difficult to conquer. First, it is a vast grassland in northern Xinjiang, and the whereabouts of those tribes are unpredictable, so it is difficult for us to catch their tails even if we chase thousands of miles. This is also one of the reasons why I dedicate the cement recipe to Long Live. It is true that the grassland tribes live in chasing water and grass, and their whereabouts are uncertain, but the rivers on the grassland will not run away. Along these rivers, build military camps and fortresses. Squeeze the living space of those tribes little by little. I don't believe it, can these guys still fly into the sky?"

As long as there are wool profits in it, there will always be tribes who tend to the Central Plains on the grassland.Using barbarians to control barbarians is the wisdom left by our ancestors.

"What about the Buddha beads?"

Jia Yan said: "After thousands of years, how can the hatred between China and the grassland tribes be resolved so easily? The grassland people regard us Central Plains people as two-legged sheep. They don't think about how those exquisite porcelains come from. They They don't even think about how those gorgeous silks came from. They only think that China has occupied the most fertile land in the world and took away their pastures. They only think about using the knives in their hands Kill our people, take away our land, and take away our wealth. For such tribes, we can kill them directly, but what about the thoughts left in people's brains? That's why Buddhism is needed to brainwash these guys. Let them convert to Buddhism."

Anwen continued to ask, "What about overseas?"

Jia Yan said: "The sea is different from the northern Xinjiang. The grassland tribes in the northern Xinjiang invaded the Central Plains several times, and even adopted a policy of genocide, which almost caused my country to die in the Central Plains. Therefore, the grassland tribes must be completely conquered. , or others, must be based on complete conquest first. Overseas, the priority is to seize wealth and resources.”

An Wen said: "Just like your mother said, Tong?"

"Not only copper, but also food." Jia Yan said, "With the promotion of sweet potatoes, the population will definitely increase rapidly. There is not enough land, and there is not enough food. How can the court support these people? The country needs food, and it also needs food. Land. And these, the sea will give us."

After several days of discussion, Ji Tong and An Wen decided to record Jia Yan's original words and send them to the emperor in an expedited six hundred miles.

To be honest, the emperor brought all the hydrologists in Qin Tianjian at the beginning, the purpose was indeed to control the water.However, the lessons learned by Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty are still in front of his eyes. Therefore, even the most ignorant officials would not lightly mention the method of building the Grand Canal to control the Yellow River.The officials of Qin Tianjian dare not mention it, or even think about it.

As for the kings of the past dynasties, knowledgeable people also know that this is the only possible way to cure the Yellow River, but no king dares to use this method.Because of this method, they are likely to follow in the footsteps of Emperor Sui Yang.

Unfortunately, the current emperor is a wise emperor.After he saw this hidden story, he said to King Yi at that time: "I originally thought that Concubine Shu's raising attention to military power was aimed at nobles. Now it seems that her heart is not on this at all!"

King Yi said with a smile: "Long live the concubine Shu, I don't know whether I should congratulate Long live or not."

The emperor smiled and said nothing.

He had to admit that this concubine Jia Shu's situation was very special, even men might not have her vision.If it was before today, the emperor might have suspected that Jia Yan was trying to win favor with the nobleman Zhu, but now, the emperor would only think that this girl simply disliked the fact that the Zhu family had too many soldiers and horses, which would affect her layout of northern Xinjiang.