Chapter 378 To get rich, build roads first
"Who did it?" Zhao Huan was stunned. This Han envoy who was loyal to the Jin Ting died like this?
Why don’t you feel embarrassed, even a little... happy?
Chen Cong bowed his head and said, "At midnight last night, someone reported that he heard the sound of swords, axes and swords. This morning, the coroners had experienced the abandoned corpse found at the post station and died of swords, axes and blades. The murder was in the private room of Fengming Tower, and he was extremely decisive. The bloodstains at the scene have not yet dried."
"The golden messenger was skinned." Chen Cong carefully added.
Zhao Huan was a little hesitant. Should he be sad at this time and send a sarcastic eulogy to Jin Ting?
Or just laugh out loud?
Then laugh.
Zhao Huan was inexplicably happy about the death of Jin envoy.
"Buried, be careful of the plague. After all, who did this case to make a file archive, it was a murder case." Zhao Huan waved his hand indifferently, letting Chen Cong leave.
The source of the two countries' wars without killing the envoys comes from the rituals of the Spring and Autumn Period.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Hua Yuan, a native of Song State, went to the Chu army camp alone as an envoy to negotiate, demanding that the Chu army withdraw the capital of Song State, and the two countries cease to fight, while Hua Yuan, as a hostage, lived in Chu State. This rule gradually evolved into a war between the two armies and did not kill the envoys.
As for its logic, it is probably to retain a medium of communication between each other to prevent the embarrassing situation where neither party wants to fight and cannot communicate.
The messenger is like the phone calls of later generations, and he usually doesn’t want to talk about it anymore. Just like Zhao Huan, he doesn’t make a phone call directly, or if he has a break, he rarely chooses to drop the phone.
The messenger is a typical tool man.
The military strategy is about the following: the military will attack the plan, and the second is to attack the diplomatic relations, and the second is to attack the troops again. War is just a means, serving the extension of politics and the concept of politics.
The rules of the game that gradually evolved became a representative of etiquette.
Only when you are defending the city at the extreme will you kill and completely cut off your own retreat, without negotiating, compromising, or surrendering, either you die or I live.
For example, when Wang Jian was defending Diaoyu City, he personally executed and killed Mengge's envoy to boost morale.
But Zhao Huan really feels that there is nothing to talk about with the Jin Kingdom. Everyone has reached this point, so what else can I talk about?
However, he didn't answer the phone because he didn't answer it, but someone threw it to him.
It doesn't matter to Zhao Huan, but the murderer needs to be found out.
"Find it clearly, bring more people. Let's continue to discuss the matter." Zhao Huan asked Chen Cong to investigate the case.
With the repeated attacks on Bianjing, it has gradually been firmly held in the palm of his hand by Kaifeng Prefecture and Imperial City Office.
Since the incident of Wandao Liu, Li Gang has brought the entire Bianjing City to an end.
It was really a big blow to the sky, and all the sewers were searched, and they gained a lot. They also built roads in a large amount, basically digging the underground mouse holes.
"Taozai, I remember that when the official army returned from the expedition, you had repaired it once. Why did you repair it again?" Liu Chengqing stood up and said.
Liu Chengqing had this question, and Wu Tong, the envoy of the Third Division of Jishang, also stood up and said, "Officials, I have a joke here."
Zhao Huan was silent. He seemed to have brought about a bad trend. He was not very good at citing classics, so he was used to telling stories.
As a result, Wu Tong, the three envoys, told me a joke in this Wende Hall!
Ji Provincial Department was responsible for the tax audit work of the Song Dynasty, which was equivalent to the Finance Department of later generations.
Wu Tong was in charge of the Three Divisions, and was Zhao Ji's old minister, Chazi of the Imperial City Division, and did not find any evil deeds from him.
Neither corruption nor bribery nor robbing. He worked diligently for several years and made a living with abacus. It is also considered a clean and honest style.
When Li Gang entered the eight gates and was attacked by others, Wu Tong did not join in with the crowd, but instead did not say a bad thing.
Zhao Ji's treacherous ministers, Wu Tong, are one of the few ministers with integrity.
Under the political environment at that time, it was extremely rare for Wu Tong to do this.
"Tell me," Zhao Huan opened the letter handed over by Ji Sheng, which detailed the cost of road construction. Jinqiao Yin Road was indeed very expensive.
Wu Tong stood up, saluted the official family, and then saluted Li Gang and said, "Official family, this is not nice, but it is also for the country and country of the Song Dynasty."
"This joke is like this. There is a bridge in Chenzhou that collapses every year and is repaired every year."
"A scholar didn't know why this was the case, so he asked the local people, a child, and put a piece of pork belly in the hands of the scholar, and signaled the scholar to put it in the ice arc."
"The scholar did as he did, and the child told the scholar to take out the meat again, and the scholar did as he did. The child told the scholar to put the meat again in the ice arc, and the scholar did as he did. After repeated several times, the scholar finally became impatient and asked, "Is the child Yu?"
"The child sneered and said, "Cuo said a lot! Look at your hands!"
Zhao Huan savored the meaning of this sentence a little, and smiled and said, "Does the scholar have a layer of oil on his hands?"
Haha! Zhao Huan laughed loudly, and the ministers in the court were puzzled. Is this joke funny?
He laughed for a long time and looked at Li Gang and shook his head repeatedly, "You, Saint Li, have you been impeached and corrupt."
The reason why Zhao Huan laughed was that Li Gang, who didn't even go shopping in a brothel and lived without worrying about food and clothing with the salary of the prime minister, was also impeached and corrupt.
Yuwen Xuzhong also stood up, took out a note and said, "The bridge is repaired every year and collapses every year. The roads in Bianjing are also bumpy every year and repair them every year. Officials and officials impeach Li Taizai."
"It's a big charge to consume national treasury!" Zhao Huan took out the letter and looked at it for a long time, smiled, and asked Zhao Ying to give it to Li Gang.
"Dazai will explain to them yourself?" Zhao Huan finally stopped laughing and handed the letter from Yuwen Xu to Li Gang.
After reading it, Li Gang was so angry that he shook his head. It seemed that Li Gang had been trying to build a city in Bianjing, and he had some ulterior motives.
Li Gang shook his head helplessly and said, "It costs money to demolish houses and expand the roads, it costs money to expand the roads, and it costs money to repair sewers and waterways. This account, every account, is clear. If you think someone is corrupt, go check the account!"
"Why are you broadening the road? It's obviously enough. This series of expenses are all your opinion of Li Taizai. Even the young master of Kaifeng Prefecture, Li Shaoqing, can't speak. The accounts are correct, but who knows whether Li Taizai took the opportunity to buy the section of the road to the city staff to make a profit?" Wu Tong asked.
The lawsuit was fought in front of the official family, and Wu Tong also opened up and said, "No malicious metaphors are used."
"I understand. You just don't understand why Dazai Li insisted on expanding the road, and even the city gates were expanding. Is that true?" Zhao Huan asked.
He supported Li Gang's road construction with both hands. If you want to be rich, you should first build the road.
This is a famous saying, without broad roads or convenient transportation, it is a fantasy to think about getting rich.
"Officials, I naturally know that building roads is necessary, but there is no need to make such a big fuss. The roads are now, even if the city gates are expanded, it is enough. Li Dazai's move is suspected of being a false public or private person." Wu Tong still argued with reason.
The gap!
Otherwise, Li Gang would sit in Dazai's seat, and you would have been squatting in the position of minister of Jizhou for several years, and wouldn't you move?
Zhao Huan shook his head. His own ministers were also loyal. Li Gang is definitely in power now. Even Yuwen Xuzhong wanted to impeach people together, which shows how powerful it is.
It is already rare to dare to do this in the Changgong.
"Those who do not plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan a corner, and those who do not plan for the general trend are not enough to plan for a while."
"I only see the immediate interests, but I can't see the general trend. I ask you, now that a house is demolished, at most three or five hundred chunks, what about a year later, two years later, and ten years later?" Li Gang asked.
"The closed market is converted into a street market. The planning of Bianjing market is conducive to the circulation of commercial goods. These are all contents of commercial reform. They are beneficial to the present and the future. Why can't it be done?" Li Gang also argued with reason and said
For the sake of commercial reform, Li Gang lost a lot of hair, but he was impeached and corrupt!
Wu Tong nodded and said, "Li Taizai has reasonable road construction and a well-founded plan. He is short-sighted."
"Then Dazai Li explained! Why do we treat the houses differently? The houses are redeemed for money, and the officials use treasures from the Bian Jing warehouse to buy them? And they are all cheap! Jade worth 30,000 guan! The price is 27,000 guan!"
"Don't say that the treasury is short of money! The treasury is now 20 million yuan in cash! Isn't it enough for you to mess with Bianjing City?!"
When Zhao Huan heard this, he looked at Li Gang in surprise. Did he really do this?
If Li Gang became corrupt, who else could he trust?!
Li Gang, have you disappointed me?
Chapter completed!