Liu Che thought for a while, looked at Ji An who was standing on one side, and said, "Ji Aiqing, I remember that I told you about it when I was still in the dormitory..."

"The shadow of disaster has already appeared as a sign!"

"I remember..." How could Ji An forget?

In fact, everyone present at the time has not forgotten the terrifying future described by His Highness at that time and now by the Emperor.

The weather will get colder and colder, and the rainfall will become less and less.

Many vast swamps will dry up, and the geography and landforms of many places will change.

At that time, everyone was young.

The spirit is high and the blood is boiling.

They are all determined to help the people of the world survive that terrible crisis.

In recent years, after taking power, Ji An also heard the sound of approaching disaster from official documents from all over the world and memorials reported from various places.

In the four years since he took office, there have been more than a dozen regional disasters (involving at least one county), and even four or five disasters affecting several counties.

There are earthquakes, floods, droughts, and snowstorms.

What's even more frightening is that the precursors of the terrible scene described in the bamboo book also appeared.

In just five years, Hengshan State was hit by three extremely large hailstorms.

There was a hail disaster last year. Hailstones up to one foot and eight inches long fell from the sky. Even houses were damaged and some people were even killed by the hail.

The water level of the river has experienced very unstable fluctuations for three consecutive years.

This is a clear signal of reduced rainfall upstream.

Therefore, once the former Qiandi ministers were released, they worked hard to repair water conservancy.

Zhang Tang built a hundred-mile canal in Feng County and dug thirty wells for irrigation.

He went to Nanyang to take up his post. After taking office, he heard that water conservancy was the first thing he was engaged in.

The same is probably true for other people.

As a result, there is a folk song: The emperor likes the channel, and all the officials are prosperous. Today, the Longshou Canal will be used, tomorrow the Baoxie Road will be built, and the day after tomorrow, the Kunming Pool will be dug.

"In addition to using the power of the earth and overhauling water conservancy and channels, this is also a way to avoid disaster!" Liu Che pointed to the workshops and said: "At least, these workshops can feed people!"

In troubled times, it's good to have someone who stutters.

Handicrafts and workshops are indeed a way to absorb excess population and feed them.

Apart from anything else, let’s take a look at the current government reports and files of the Han Dynasty.

The Shaofu has hundreds of thousands of members, at least one-third of whom are craftsmen who do not work and are responsible for production and decoration, and the other third are prisoners who are regarded as consumables and even more despicable city dandies.

Sikong.

And the world's industry and commerce are so prosperous.

A conservative estimate is that there are at least one million people in the Han Dynasty today who rely on workshops and buying and selling for survival!

This does not include the rangers, ruffians, and scoundrels who are parasitic on this chain.

If it were a purely agricultural society with such a large population separated from production and not working, big problems would have long ago occurred.

But the Han Dynasty was no longer a purely agricultural society.

The world's population and land are constantly increasing, and land output is also increasing.

In particular, the planting area of ​​winter wheat continues to expand.

The yield of high-yielding winter wheat alone is enough to overwhelm corn and sorghum.

Now, the reason why Guanzhong still maintains its advantage in corn planting area is due to inertia.

Ordinary people will not be at ease if they don’t plant corn.

But this situation cannot last long.

As the scale of the whaling industry continues to expand, whale bone meal is enough to meet the fertilizer needs of Guanzhong and even Daguanzhong.

The day when corn is reduced to a supporting role is just around the corner.

Now that Guanzhong is under control, there is only Jing Cong in the world.

As for rice in the south, after the introduction of several high-yielding rice varieties from South Vietnam, the yield will become higher and higher.

Therefore, under this situation, the Han Dynasty already had the capital to allow another million people to join the ranks of industry and commerce.

Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes.

Liu Che has been methodically adjusting strategies based on the actual situation.

but……

There is another problem, a problem that will only appear and arise in China, and it needs Liu Che to solve it.

Liu Che turned his attention to the workers in these workshops.

Their sweat, waving arms, and eyes full of anger and resentment made Liu Che tremble involuntarily.

These are Chinese people, Chinese people!

They have overthrown countless tyrannies and sent countless kings and rulers to hell.

Even in ancient times, they voted with their feet and killed leaders who did not conform to their wishes.

Not to mention, the riots of the countrymen who expelled King Li were enough to wake anyone up.

In the annals of the Spring and Autumn Period, the names of the kings who were exiled and killed by the people could fill a book.

What's more, there is Chen Sheng and Wu Guang who are even more clear examples.

Emperors, generals and ministers?

It’s a p!

Whoever makes them unhappy will surely make them unhappy too!

Intensive production methods such as workshops and future factories will undoubtedly give the best temper to riots and uprisings among the people.

Therefore, Liu Checai said that these businessmen are seeking death!

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, relying on 800 people, rose up and killed the arrogant Qin Empire, causing the Qin Dynasty that had swept and defeated the world to collapse.

Prince Ying of Qin and other nobles of the Qin Kingdom were killed like dogs by Xiang Yu.

In the face of such power, even the emperor Liu Che would tremble and wait carefully.

Why do these businessmen think they can exploit people like this without having their heads chopped off and used as footballs?

You know, this is the Western Han Dynasty!

The Western Han Dynasty when revanchism advocated by the Gongyang faction was prevalent.

If you slap me, I will definitely slap you back.

A gentleman's revenge is never too late in the Western Han Dynasty!

Do you really think that the people are pigs and will be allowed to be raped and exploited by them?

Liu Che had already seen a tragedy unfolding.

"You scumbags who don't even know how to exploit!" Liu Che smiled coldly in his heart.

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At this time, various workshops also noticed that something was wrong.

A nobleman with dozens of followers pointed and whispered at the door of their house. Even a fool would know that something was wrong.

Not to mention, the attitude of the noble's followers towards their master was extremely courteous.

And these followers...

It looks familiar to many people.

"That one over there seems to be the Minister of Lantai..." In a certain workshop, a supervisor in charge quietly said to his boss.

"My boss, this is incredible! Look, does that guy over there look like Li Shizhong?" Someone in another workshop was also talking quietly.

Everyone is from Chang'an, even the descendants of the big Jia family who are members of the royal family.

How can we not remember the looks of these noble people?

Fortunately, those who can be sent here are only the concubines and side branches of various families.

As the saying goes, a gentleman stays far away from the kitchen.

Rich and powerful families who claim to be gentlemen have to do business and make money, but they also have to pretend to be sexy.

There are very few sons-in-law who are direct family members who are willing to come here.

The family will not allow them to come here.

This is true even for the Tian family who was born as a merchant.
To be continued...