Luo Youdu was full of joy. Now he lacked ministers like Han Xizai.
A strong, virtuous and upright minister who has the courage to speak out and challenge authority.
Although Dou Yi's virtue is beyond doubt, he is not strong enough and too moderate.
Kou Xiang is a suitable choice, but Luo Youdu wants to protect him and prevent him from contacting this aspect.
As the top leader in Kaifeng Mansion, Kou Xiang has offended many people.
If Luo Youdu hadn't protected him, Lao Kou would have been exiled to the border with his bad temper. If he was allowed to do the work of an admonisher, wouldn't he be able to cause anger and resentment?
Luo Youdu didn't want Kou Xiang to die without a burial place in the future because he followed him. It was enough to draw hatred from one Kaifeng mansion.
Han Xizai was a veritable second generation of Wei Zheng in the Southern Tang Dynasty, defying the sky and the earth.
The powerful officials of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Song Qiqiu, Feng Yansi and others, were furious against him.
Thanks to Han Xizai's high reputation, Song Qiqiu and Feng Yansi did not dare to kill him, otherwise they would not be alive today.
If Han Xizai can regain his eight-successful power, the atmosphere in the Central Plains court will change.
After all, the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. As the territory increases, the Central Plains court absorbs the ministers from Jiangnan and Xishu, and next it will absorb the civil and military generals of Wu Yue and Qingyuan Army.
Zhongyuan, which was originally densely populated with talents, was suddenly saturated and even redundant.
Even Luo Youdu could not tell the quality of character and ability of his officials at a glance.
He does know some outstanding talents, such as Zhao Pu, Wei Renpu, Xue Juzheng, Han Xizai, Lu Duoxun and other famous figures in history.
But this does not mean that those who are not famous are not capable enough, they just lack opportunities to display them.
Luo Youdu is not sure whether there will be a dusty pearl among a group of quotas. He can only rely on time to select and observe.
The role of Han Xizai, who is not afraid of offending others, can be seen at this time.
As someone who has experienced this, Luo Youdu is well aware of the dangers of redundant officials.
In the end, the Song dynasty was unable to solve Sanruan, and he would not let this problem arise in his court.
Appointing Han Xizai as an admonisher was only one of the ways to resolve this matter.
In the next period of time, he will focus on layoffs and technological development in Central China.
Apart from the minor trouble of overstaffing, conquering Jiangnan and Bashu will undoubtedly bring huge benefits to the Central Plains.
Although Jiangnan and Bashu were under the rule of Li Jing and Meng Chang, their military strength was very average, and they did not have the dignity of the second or third separatist forces at all.
However, Jiangnan and Bashu have experienced little war and have made great achievements in many fields.
Among them, the textile industry, shipbuilding industry, and papermaking industry in Jiangnan are the leaders of this era.
Bashu’s drilling technology is unparalleled in the world.
The development of the textile industry allows people to wear cheaper clothes.
The shipbuilding industry can not only enhance the strength of the navy, but also promote economic development.
The paper industry is beneficial to the preservation and promotion of Chinese culture...
Drilling technology can also allow the Central Plains to obtain more underground resources.
Now that all this belongs to the Central Plains court, the technology of the Central Plains will inevitably usher in a wave of leaps.
After Luo Youdu met with Han Xizai, he decided on the strategy of the army and then met with Bian Guangfan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Bian Guangfan, whose courtesy name was Ziyi, was a versatile figure in this era. He was nearly sixty years old and lived in the five dynasties of Tang, Jin, Han, Zhou and Yu.
In the Later Tang Dynasty, he served as the Prime Minister and Taichang Cheng, in charge of the sacrifices in the ancestral temple, and he did his job very well. In the Later Jin Dynasty, he paid homage to the Taifu Shaoqing and wrote a letter pointing out the current abuses, which was impressive. He also served as the Dali Shaoqing and Kaifeng Yin, and he was convinced in settling cases.
.In the later Han Dynasty, he served as the Minister of the School and Punishment Department and Wei Weiqing. He also wrote a letter on how to carefully select good talents for the governor.
In order to appease the local area, the people's hearts returned. In the later Zhou Dynasty, he served as the Minister of Household Affairs and was responsible for civil affairs. He controlled water and built roads and inspected people's fields, which won Guo Rong's praise.
In short, he is an all-rounder. Maybe he is not outstanding in one aspect, but he is above average in all aspects and can be used anywhere.
Luo Youdu noticed that Bian Guangfan attached great importance to the use of equipment in water control and road construction, so he transferred him to the Ministry of Works to give it a try.
The result is a perfect match. Bian Guangfan is very interested in technology and attaches great importance to it, and he does an excellent job in his position.
Zhongyuan's smelting technology is unparalleled in the world, and it is his contribution to recommending Zhang Yajiu's descendants to the imperial court against all opinions.
"Ziyi!"
Luo Youdu enthusiastically called Bian Guangfan's name, asked him to sit down on a chair nearby, and said: "I will have to work hard for you next. Keep an eye on Bashu and Jiangnan's various technologies. Those that are more advanced than the imperial court must
Try your best to absorb it. The craftsmen of the imperial court must humbly absorb the advantages and characteristics of Jiangnan and Bashu technology."
"Of course, I believe that the imperial court may be slightly inferior in this aspect, but it also has its own characteristics and advantages. What I want is not to copy, but to absorb. Similarly, for technologies that are not as good as ours, we cannot ignore the shining points. For example, Kong
The Master said, "When three people walk, they must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones."
Bian Guangfan bowed and accepted the order.
Luo Youdu repeatedly emphasized the need to combine the advantages and disadvantages of the three parties to truly improve the level.
"The key point! Focus on the three aspects of shipbuilding, printing, and weaving."
Shipbuilding is related to military economy, printing is related to cultural promotion, and weaving is people's livelihood. They are all top priorities.
Luo Youdu really didn't understand this aspect of shipbuilding.
He didn't give any unnecessary instructions, but he gave some hints on printing and weaving.
"Printing is our weakest link in the Central Plains. Hangzhou, Jinling and Chengdu are the three major printing centers of the imperial court. We must learn from them and try to develop in the direction of movable type printing..."
"As for the textile technology spinning wheel, the treadle loom has been used for so many years. I think it is time for some changes. We can try to be on par with the nest wheel and use water power to replace human work."
Movable type printing and the large hydraulic spinning wheel both appeared in the Song Dynasty. Now that the world is at peace, it is time to promote scientific and technological progress.
However, he was a businessman in his previous life and didn't understand anything in-depth. He only knew a general direction.
Let the people below worry about the details.
Bian Guangfan had already known that his lord had a profound knowledge of all kinds of strange and miscellaneous knowledge, so he did not dare to neglect and wrote them down carefully one by one.
Just when Luo Youdu was dealing with redundant personnel and technology, he received news from the Ministry of Rites, and Qian Hongm decided to go to Beijing in advance.
People are already on their way north.
Faced with Liu Congxiao's act of sneaking out, Qian Hongm was indignant and strongly condemned from the bottom of his heart.
But it was too slow. Qian Hongm had no choice but to hurriedly lead some senior Wuyue officials to contact the Ministry of Rites and take a boat to Beijing.
Although Qian Hongm did not come out on top, his treatment was definitely much higher than that of Liu Congfeng.
Not to mention that Qian Hong was the first to announce the acceptance of land, but it was directed at the thirteen states, one army, eighty-six counties, 530,980 households, and 96,899 soldiers under Wu Yue.
You need the highest level of treatment.
The Central Plains imperial court is too young for Chou Chou, otherwise he would be greeted with the respect of a prince.