Xiao Yi picked up a memorial, read it, and asked with a frown: "A greenhouse vegetable is supposed to benefit the country and the people, but why did it end up like this on Yanyundao?"
Dai Guang, the Minister of Household Affairs on the side, heard the words and quickly replied: "Your Highness, the people on Yanyundao are more difficult to discipline than those on Anxi. This greenhouse was built on Yanyundao with the good intention of the imperial court, but But the people still want to plant sorghum, so..."
Xiao Yi put down the memorial and said: "In this case, then don't build on Yanyun's side. It has just been calmed down and people's hearts are unstable, so we can't be too forceful to avoid adding chaos."
"Take a look and see that there are other places suitable for building greenhouses. These places can be used as experimental sites to build greenhouse vegetable bases."
Dai Guang bowed and said, "Here."
Xiao Yi picked up another memorial. After reading it, he threw it directly on the table and said: "Another person who does not distinguish between right and wrong and is obsessed with interests. The people are suffering from the labor of river workers and have no time to farm, so there are many complaints... If things go on like this, there will probably be civil unrest again and again. It’s such a grievance and alarmist talk!”
"If the floods in the two rivers are not controlled, no matter how much food the people cultivate, it will all be washed away when the flood comes."
"Controlling the floods in the two rivers is only a temporary difficulty."
"If we survive and successfully control the floods in the two rivers, it will be an eternal achievement."
"One by one, short-sighted!"
Xiao Yi sat in Luoyang, and asked the supervisory censor and Jin Yiwei to follow him closely, and conducted an investigation on Gyeonggi Road and Henan Road. Local officials might take the opportunity to impose corvees, which would affect the major issue of controlling floods in the two rivers. Approval and verification of water conservancy projects reported by local governments.
This kind of behavior naturally offends some people.
Based on the previously agreed-upon principles for officials to manage water conservancy in the two rivers, they can definitely get things done and gain reputation.
The imperial court wants to build rivers to fight drought and prepare for summer floods, right?
Then they assigned corvees, and the river in the east of the county needed to be dredged, and then they all went to build the river. Not going, right? Then bring the money and the government will hire people.
Not only did these officials take money from the people, they also took money from the court.
Of course, the court's money is actually the people's money. Without the people's contributions and taxes, where would the money come from?
The officials who control the floods in the two rivers have secret rules from top to bottom. Only those who are willing to follow those rules will be in the position of water conservancy. If they are not willing to follow them, they will only be squeezed out by them.
Xiao Yi has already killed a group of people.
But he didn't expect that at this time, someone would be bold enough to give him eye drops.
Xiao Yi pondered for a moment and said to Fang Xuan in front of him: "Look, some people are already starting to get scared and panicked."
"Everyone knows the priorities of controlling floods in the two rivers, but some people still pretend to be confused because of greed. They know that the knife has been placed on their necks, but they still think that their heads can still be saved. Keep it."
Xiao Yi was really angry.
He has no good impression of such officials at all. Just for his own petty gain, he will harm the court and the interests of the people.
Such officials are not worthy of being an official at all, and they are not worthy of being a high-ranking official.
Fang Xuan said quickly: "Your Highness, please calm down."
Xiao Yi said in a deep voice: "Go and check."
“You won’t wrongly accuse a loyal minister, but you won’t let a corrupt official off the hook either!”
Xiao Yi picked up another memorial, read the beginning, and frowned.
I saw that this memorial roughly reported mineral resources, mainly gold mines, followed by coal mines. After investigation, a lot of them were discovered. At the very least, more than a dozen mines can be established.
Xiao Yi gave the memorial to Dai Guang next to him and asked him to take a look at it before continuing: "Gold mines have been discovered, as well as coal mines. A lot of coal mines have been discovered in Song County, Xin'an County and other places. According to calculations, He estimates that more than ten mines can be opened in Henan Road. Food is the most important thing for the people. Firewood, rice, oil, salt, ginger, vinegar, tea, and firewood are placed first, which shows how important it is. With coal, there is no need to worry about insufficient firewood, and there is no need to cut down trees. It can prevent soil erosion very well, and it can also be regarded as helping the court control floods in the two rivers."
Dai Guang and others quickly bowed and said: "Congratulations, Your Highness, Congratulations, Your Highness, with these coal mines in Henan Province, the people of Henan Province can also spend a warm winter."
Xiao Yi nodded and picked up another memorial.
It is another implicit memorial against the One-Piece Whip Method. It does not explicitly say that the One-Piece Whip Method is bad. It just mentions the various problems and various impacts that have arisen after the implementation of the One-Piece Whip Method.
There is a whip law, that is, the labor required by each state and county every year is hired by the government from the taxes collected, and civilians are no longer deployed for free.
In addition, the land tax and labor services that had been collected separately since the early Ming Dynasty were combined into one, that is, a variety of labor services, including Jia servants, corvee servants, miscellaneous servants, Li Chai, etc., and were compiled into one article, which was merged into the Xia and Autumn Period of Tian Fu. Both taxes are levied together.
This is a whipping method.
It is also a national policy method implemented in response to the land annexation in the southeast and the emergence of many landlords.
And this whipping method naturally touched the interests of the landlords and the wealthy families who owned the most fertile land. Even after they were liquidated, they still owned the most land deeds.
Why?
Because there are so many people in aristocratic families!
It's impossible for the court to kill all these people, right?
After all, they had not committed any crime, and even if they were guilty, it would not lead to death.
Sin does not lead to death.
The land title they obtained through normal procedures, normal channels, and normal processes must be recognized.
A wealthy family has quite a few local officials.
There are also a lot of land deeds in the hands of these people.
They are also normal income, and they are directly handed over to their own families for management.
so.
The gentry are still the largest landowners in the region.
Naturally, they don't want the court to successfully implement a whipping law, levy more taxes, and hand over more money.
Xiao Yi also knows that such a policy in this era can actually easily lead to the collapse of people and the collapse of government.
Therefore, he is also thinking about whether he can continue this policy.
Just like today's official system, it is very mature. Even if the dynasty changes, it will still be six ministers, nine temples, nine grades to one grade.
This means that the policy can mature and become a policy that everyone recognizes and is willing to abide by.
Finished reviewing the memorial.
Xiao Yi was very angry.
Fortunately, Chen Huang, who was summoned, has now arrived at Luoyang Palace.
It would be nice to meet this great talent in water control.
