Although the Prime Minister and Situ both govern the people, they are very different.
The prime minister is truly subordinate to one person and superior to ten thousand people. The Taiwei, who holds military power, is nominally equal to the prime minister, but in fact is slightly inferior and can only be compared with the imperial censor, who is called the deputy prime minister.
When the prime minister system was implemented in the early Han Dynasty, the transition from Taiwei to Prime Minister was a promotion, and the official to the Prime Minister was the real high-ranking official.
Even a warrior like Dong Zhuo knew this, so he appointed himself prime minister when he had ambitions to usurp the throne.
Xiangguo was the original prime minister. In the Qin Dynasty, it was called Xiangbang. In the Han Dynasty, in order to avoid the taboo of Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, it was renamed Xiangguo, and later it was renamed Prime Minister.
Emperor Guangwu continued the Situ system in the late Xijing years and did not establish a prime minister in order to restrain the power of the prime minister and enhance the imperial power.
Xun Wenqian, who knew that Liu Xie valued military power, would not naively believe that Liu Xie would restore the system of the early Han Dynasty and let Xun He serve as prime minister. However, she could see that Liu Xie had high expectations for Xun He, no less than Yang Biao and his son.
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This attitude alone was enough to make her happy.
If the emperor did not have enough trust in her, it would be impossible to make such a statement.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Don't thank me in a hurry." Liu Xie stroked Xun Wenqian's smooth shoulder. "Your Majesty is old and has deep habits. He also considers himself a party member. It is not easy to change his ways. Just like an old sword, it will not be easy.
I'm afraid you won't be able to sharpen your edge after being retrained in the furnace. You have to be patient, but you can't take it lightly. You still have to remind me when it's time to remind me, and you can't let him get into trouble."
Xun Wenqian smiled and said: "How can I, my concubine, have such ability? I'd better ask Your Majesty to come forward and give me advice. Although he is stubborn, he still admires Your Majesty. Especially in the past two years, his administrative experience in Hedong and Henan has been enough to prove that Your Majesty is lofty and far-sighted. He can't help but admire him."
Not convinced."
"The words are clever and the beauty is beautiful." Liu Xie pointed at the tip of Xun Wenqian's nose and made a joke.
"I'm just telling the truth." Xun Wenqian wrinkled her nose.
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Early the next morning, Xun Wenqian rushed to the yard next door and had breakfast with her parents.
She conveyed Liu Xie's wishes to Xun or.
Although Liu Xie did not say that she hoped that Xun might become the emperor's hand, she clearly said that the emperor hopes that you can carefully study the history of Severus, compare it with Dong Zhuo, and draw lessons from it.
If necessary, you can stay in Wancheng for a few more days.
Xun or he understood it from his heart.
The emperor did not object to his studying Severus, but asked him to go deeper and not superficially. This shows that the emperor also had some feelings about this man's deeds. They may have differences in details, but they are consistent in the concept of learning from history.
From another perspective, although the emperor was not satisfied with his previous answer, he did not give up on him and had high hopes for him.
This was undoubtedly a comfort to him.
Seeing a smile on Xun You's face that had been gloomy for several days, Tang also breathed a sigh of relief.
Xun Wenqian took advantage of the situation and advised Xun You that although studying is important, field trips are also indispensable. It is rare for you to come to Nanyang, and it coincides with the New Year. Going to see the prosperous scene of Wancheng can add to the human fireworks that cannot be seen on paper.
, maybe it will make you feel deeper.
After saying that, she ordered someone to fetch some money, gave part to her mother, and reserved part for today's shopping expenses.
Most of the year-end rewards given by the Queen yesterday were here, and she only kept one third.
Xun You was also quite surprised to learn that the year-end reward alone was a huge sum of half a million yuan. He knew that the situation this year was good. Not only did the various prefectures and temples pay out full salaries, but they also received rewards, but Xun Wenqian, as the manager of a weaving workshop,
, he would receive a reward of 500,000 yuan at the end of the year, which still gave him a big surprise.
After careful questioning, I learned that Xun Wenqian was able to receive so many rewards not because of her noble status, but because the weaving mill was very profitable. Even the most ordinary workers had a monthly salary of five to six thousand yuan. Xun Wenqian was even more satisfied.
tongue.
Although he was surprised, Xun may also be a little worried.
If the workshop makes money like this, it will inevitably lead to more labor force leaving the land and entering the workshop.
As a result, it is inevitable that some land will be abandoned. How to ensure food?
After Xun Wenqian heard this, she couldn't help laughing and said: "You and the emperor really want to go together. But the emperor has a way to solve it, do you have a way? It won't be the same thing as focusing on agriculture and suppressing business, right?"
Being teased by his daughter in front of his face made Xun somewhat unhappy.
"The imperial government has its own rules and regulations, how can you say anything about it? If you don't emphasize agriculture and suppress business, what better way can you have? Furthermore, how can it be that focusing on agriculture and suppressing business is just for the sake of food? It is difficult for merchants to travel around the world.
Regulators are the type of people who are most likely to cause chaos, and the market is a place where filth and evil practices are hidden. They work together with treacherous people, rely on financial resources, communicate with princes, and interfere in government affairs..."
Xun Wenqian raised her hand and begged for mercy. "Ah, I was wrong. I shouldn't have overestimated my own abilities and argued with you about these important matters."
Xun You felt he had lost his composure and waved his hand. "I didn't mean that. I just wanted to tell you that the reason why the emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business has been implemented for so long is because it has its own reasons. Even if you have to make adjustments, you can't do it rashly. You just said that the emperor has
How to solve it?"
Xun Wenqian then told Liu Xie that he wanted her to contact Shi Tao and others.
Liu Xie's solution to the problem of food security is straightforward: promote agronomy, develop related technologies, increase food production, reduce labor intensity, so that the same people can cultivate more land and produce more food, instead of limiting labor to land.
superior.
The ultimate goal is to get more people off the land and engage in more valuable things.
Agriculture is fundamental, but agriculture alone cannot be developed. Industry and commerce can generate higher value. Only by vigorously developing industry and commerce can the people be rich, the country be strong, and the Chinese civilization will not be oppressed or even destroyed by barbarians.
It’s not scary to have problems, just find a way to solve them. What’s scary is not being able to face up to the problem.
Xun Wenqian was very dissatisfied with the frivolity in Xun Wenqian's words, but looking at the huge sum of money in front of him, he felt that he was not confident enough. As a Yin of Henan, he was in charge of a county, and his hard work was definitely not comparable to that of a weaving workshop. But he
The year-end reward he could get was less than half that of Xun Wenqian, let alone the clerk of Henan Yin Mansion.
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An ordinary clerk is not as good as an ordinary worker in a weaving mill.
Henan Yin's tax revenue last year was not as good as Zhifang's tax revenue last year.
This is the gap between agriculture and industry and commerce. Tai Shigong has long said that to seek wealth from poverty, agriculture is inferior to industry, and industry is inferior to business. This is still true today.
Therefore, retreating is not feasible, and the emperor's method is more preferable.
Use the power of technology to improve agricultural standards and ensure the supply of food with more labor.
And this kind of technology is not only useful for those with sufficient household registration, but also more useful for those in Henan who have insufficient household registration.
“Can saltpeter increase food production?”
"The Emperor said that it is possible. After all, saltpeter is extracted from human and animal excrement. Maybe it is the essence of fertilizer..."
Xun Ma frowned and shouted. "Sister, we are eating, can you not mention such disgusting things?"
"What's so disgusting?" Xun You couldn't help laughing and scolding. "Every grain you eat is..."
"I won't eat!" Xun Ma dropped Kuai Zi, covered his ears, and prepared to escape.
Xun Wenqian stood up and pulled Xun Ma over. "Okay, okay, I'll take you to the best cake shop in Wancheng and treat you to real Hu cakes."