Han Dao world

Chapter 1189
Liu Xie returned his seat and said to Yang Biao: "Mr. Yang, where did Hanyang rank last year in the exam?"

Yang Biao thought about it. "I can't remember the specific ranking. It seems that it's not in the top ten, but it's not far behind."

Liu Xie's eyes turned to Zhang Song behind Yang Biao.

Zhang Song immediately took a step forward. "Returning to Your Majesty, Hanyang was eleventh in the prefecture examination last year."

Liu Xie nodded slightly.

There are a total of more than one hundred prefectures and states in the Han Dynasty, and the seven countries of Jiaozhou that have not yet been settled are less than one hundred.Hanyang is ranked eleventh, which is not a low ranking, but it is still suspected of being deliberately suppressed by the Situ Mansion.

Yang Biao still pays attention to avoiding suspicion, and he doesn't want Yang Xiu to attract too much attention.

Otherwise, with Yang Xiu's achievements in Hanyang, the top three can't be guaranteed, and the top five is definitely no problem.

Liu Xie can understand these thoughts, so he has never asked.As Jingzhou, Jizhou and other big states in Shandong Province are taking up their fields, Liangzhou's political performance has gradually dimmed, and it is not a problem of Hanyang County.Yang Xiu proposed to consider the per capita factor precisely because of this realistic dilemma.

If you only compare the total amount, going to Liangzhou to be a guardian is tantamount to moving to the left, and no matter how hard you work, you will not have outstanding results.

"Mr. Yang, Bianzhou and other Bianzhou are not as rich as Shandong, but they are as important. More outstanding talents should be willing to go to Bianjun for training, instead of being relegated. Your son's suggestion has merit, Situ The government still has to consider one or two as appropriate, and it should not be ignored."

Yang Biao bowed to accept the order.

He originally wanted to suppress Yang Xiu with his father's majesty, but now that the Son of Heaven personally ordered him to rise to the level of fairness between the frontier state and the mainland, he couldn't take it lightly.

Liu Xie discussed with Yang Biao and other important officials of Situ Mansion.

He doesn't ask about specific personnel arrangements, but the principle must be controlled.Now that it has been decided that Situ will be promoted by the prefectures and counties, it should be considered to allow potential Situ candidates to experience different prefectures and states, the poor will go, the rich will go, the hukou will go, and the hukou go.Not only in the mainland, but also in the border counties, preferably in the southeast, north and west to experience it.

Yang Biao is submissive.

He himself has experience in working places, but he has never been to Bianjun, only worked in Jingzhao, Yingchuan, Nanyang and other rich and large counties.On the one hand, this is because of the background of his three sons, and on the other hand, it is also a manifestation of the power of the Shandong family.

Counting the three princes in this dynasty, very few have experience in border counties, and some of them don't even have much experience in local administration.

This obviously has serious drawbacks.

In the past, the three princes had vain positions, limited real power, and no experience in local governance.Now it took a lot of effort, and finally got the power back, but found that he didn't have enough ability to use it well, obviously not.

The reform of the old system is already the consensus of the monarch and his ministers.The reform of the electoral system has been carried out before, and the replacement of elections with examinations has been proposed, which has achieved good results. Now it should go further.

The monarchs and ministers drank wine and chatted, the atmosphere was very harmonious, and they smiled knowingly from time to time.

Sitting aside, Xun Yu and Liu Ba were also discussing how to double their tax revenue within two years.

After much deliberation, I hope to focus on new technologies and the development of business.

There are two types of taxes in the Han Dynasty: one is money and the other is grain.

If you want to make money, business is the best choice.This is not a new discovery, and it has been proven time and time again.

If we want to harvest more grain, we can only rely on new technologies when there is enough arable land but insufficient household registration.

One is to use new farm tools to improve efficiency and reduce labor intensity.Just like the new plows that have been implemented in Henan, but now Xun Yu needs more new plows and other new agricultural tools so that the same household registration can cultivate more land.

Another way is to increase yield per mu.

Naturally they talked about saltpeter.

Wei Ao, Yu Ji and others had just performed gunpowder in front of them. Xun Yu was very concerned about whether saltpeter, one of the ingredients of gunpowder, could increase the grain yield per mu.

Before that, he had learned about the relevant information, but there was no pressure then, so it was not as urgent as it is now.

At this moment, he just wanted to invite Wei Ao and Yu Ji over to get some information.

In contrast, Liu Ba didn't know much about it.But after listening to Xun Yu's analysis, he felt it was feasible.

He thinks so, there is a very important reason: the emperor thinks it is feasible.

Over the years, they have witnessed the emperor's surprise victory time and time again, and they have long admired the emperor's vision.Although the possibility of saltpeter to increase yield per mu sounds unimaginable, they are still willing to accept it.

Just do it, Xun Yu and Liu Ba jointly invited Wei Ao who was bragging in the corner.

Hearing Xun Yu's question, Wei Ao was not surprised at all.

He told Xun Yu and Liu Ba, although I have never cultivated land, I know that saltpeter can be extracted from excrement.It can be seen that saltpeter may be one of the essence of feces.Manure can fertilize the fields and increase production. Since saltpeter is the essence of manure, it should also be able to do so.

Wei Ao spoke clearly and logically, Xun Yu listened with gusto, but Liu Ba regretted seeing the delicious food in front of him.

Monarchs and ministers gather together to celebrate the festive season, and the table is full of delicious food and wine. Isn't it a bit off-putting for you to talk about excrement here?
He wanted to remind Xun Yu, but when he saw Xun Yu's hungry look, he swallowed back the words that came to his lips.

Xun Yu was under too much pressure, he could understand.

The banquet continued, and the stars moved.

Unknowingly, Jian'an has been here for nine years.

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On the grassland north of the Caspian Sea, a large camp was hidden in the wind and snow.

The snow is white, and the earth is silent.

In a large cowhide tent, Ke Bineng, Xun Yun, dozens of Han people and Xianbei people gathered around the fire, drinking wine, eating meat, chatting and laughing.The fire was blazing, warming the inside of the big tent, like early spring.Many people thought it was too hot, so they opened their arms, revealing the silk underwear inside.

In the corner, Ke Bineng's daughter Tang Suhe lay on Shen You's lap, sound asleep.

She was already half drunk and didn't care about other people's eyes at all.

Of course, she didn't care when she wasn't drunk.

Shen You was also a little overwhelmed with alcohol, leaning on the bed to doze off, patted Tang Suhe's shoulder lightly with one hand, and hummed an out-of-tune tune.

Ke Bi Neng, who was chatting in Xun Yun, looked at Shen You casually, and asked casually, "What is he singing about?"

Xun Yun turned around and listened for a while, then said, "Heaven asked."

"Heaven asked... what is it?"

"A famous article in "Chu Ci". Shen Zizheng was originally from Wu, and Wu belonged to Chu. He highly respects "Chu Ci"."

Ke Bi Neng was stunned and patted his thigh. "You Han people are really interesting. After eating and drinking enough, you don't go to sleep with women, but you like to sing these ancient songs."

Xun Yun's eyes flickered slightly. ""Heavenly Questions" is not an ordinary song, but an inquiry into the Tao."

Kebi was taken aback for a moment. "Is it?"

"Yes. If the commander-in-chief is interested, I will sing a few lines for you, and you will know."

"Can I understand?"

"Yes, everyone can." Xun Yun smiled. "Of course, if you can understand the question, you may not be able to know the answer. That is a question that can only be discussed by the smartest talent in my big man."

Ke Bi Neng blinked his eyes. "Is it those talents who can create clairvoyance?"

(End of this chapter)