Dahan first prince

Chapter 352 The Landlord's House Has No Food Surplus?
"people?"

Weiyang Palace, Xuanshi Palace.

Looking at Shanglinyuan, Yang Li was full of apprehension and sorrow, and Liu Ying couldn't help but bewildered for a while.

"There are hundreds of officials and officials in the Shaofu, thousands of craftsmen, and tens of thousands of official slaves. There is no one who can help you manage Shanglin?"

Asked full of doubts, Liu Ying looked at Yang Li with a hint of scrutiny.

To be honest, 'lack of people', especially the lack of people who can be used, is almost a common problem in the entire Chang'an court, the three gongs and the nine ministers, the divisions and the yamen.

At the beginning of each year, the topic that appears most frequently in the grand court ceremony is always "Please Your Majesty to assign capable ministers and officials to do a good job in the affairs of the government".

But even so, the problem of 'lack of people' almost never appeared in Shaofu.

The reason is that Shaofu Qing Yang Chengyan's character of "indisputable" is one of them, and the other is that Shaofu already has a very high "talent supply priority" and basically does not worry about lack of people.

In terms of labor, there are tens of thousands of family members of criminals in the world every year, or the criminals themselves, who can bring a steady stream of free labor to Shaofu;

As far as officials are concerned, although "lack of officials" is a common problem in the entire court, and even in the entire Han Dynasty, the Shaofu is still the "Emperor's Wallet" after all. If there are any talents who can be used, they are basically given priority. I went to Shaofu to practice.

So Liu Ying was very strange: Yang Li, who was born in the Shaofu, as the Shanglin Yuan Ling who belonged to the Shaofu, and had a close personal relationship with the Shaofu Qing Yang Chengyan, how could he come to him and ask for someone?
Thinking of this, Liu Ying's face darkened quietly, and she looked at Yang Li with a faint warning.

"Also ask Yang Qing to speak frankly."

"—This time, is it because Shanglin is short of manpower, or is it that Shanglin's 'Luban Garden' has not been able to be the talent you are happy about?"

After speaking in a low tone, Liu Ying narrowed her eyes a little, staring deeply into the depths of Yang Li's eyes.

In Liu Ying's view, Yang Li wasn't really short of an official or an official at all, but rather a talented preparatory 'mohist'.

However, what was a little unexpected to Liu Ying was that after being given a cryptic 'warning' by herself, Yang Lifei didn't show any panic, but instead smiled wryly, shaking his head and sighing to himself.

Seemingly speaking, and pondering for a moment as if trying to calm down his emotions, Yang Li finally saw Yang Li straighten up with a wry smile, and slightly bowed his hands to Liu Ying who was at the head.

"Your Majesty accepts."

"—Xia Wuyue Jiazi, His Majesty ordered the abolition of the law of holding books, and the year when Yi Minnan began to teach, he gave amnesty to the world and gave the people noble cloth, wine and meat."

"For this matter, three out of ten of the ghost salary, Baican, Kuntong, Chengdan, Sikou, Chongyou Lichen, and concubines in the Shaofu were released due to amnesty; Four."

"In the summer and June, the Shaofu plans to play: Send Chang'an's tens of thousands of people to the city of Chang'an, but your Majesty will refute it;"

"Chang'an, the city of Shaofu today, can be said to have sent out all the officials and slaves of the Shaofu, and the prisoners in the hundreds of miles around Chang'an. Even so, the four walls of Chang'an are not something that can be achieved this year."

Speaking these words with bitterness, Yang Li never forgot to give another wry smile, and there was even a little self-mockery between his brows.

"All available official slaves and skilled craftsmen are now used by Shaofu City Chang'an, and those who can be used by ministers in Shanglin, there are only a few hundred officials and officials in Shaofu."

"However, there are hundreds of officials, half of them are responsible for crops, taxes, and treasury, and dozens of supervisors and orders for iron smelting and casting money;"

"Going to the officials of the six ministers of the Shaofu, and the officials and assistants who rank thousands of stones, there are only a few people who can be driven by the ministers..."

As he spoke, Yang Li lowered his head with a wry smile, took out a roll of bamboo slips from his bosom, and explained without forgetting: "Just this few people, I'm afraid they won't be used by the minister..."

"——Shaofu Smelting and Iron Supervisor Zuo Chengling Fan Fu, rank six hundred stones, Wuyang Hou Shizi; in the spring of the 13th year of the Han Dynasty, he was appointed by the Empress Dowager Yi;"

"——Zhang Shou, the supervisor of the money casting department of the Shaofu, with a rank ratio of six hundred stones, the youngest son of the Marquis of Xuanping, the brother of the empress; he was appointed by the Empress Dowager Yi in the spring of this year;"

"——The supervisor of Shaofu Dongzhishi inspected Shiqi, ranked Qianshi, and Piyanghou; in the autumn of the 12th year of the Han Dynasty, he was appointed by the Queen Mother Yizhi..."

Yang Licai finally closed the bamboo slips in his hand, raised his head, and bowed to Liu Ying again with a wry smile after writing down the long list in a tone that was distinctly flat but full of grievances.

"These seven people are the 'capable ministers and officials' used by Shaofu Yang Gong who can adjust and use his ministers..."

"I only know about these seven people, Your Majesty..."

Significantly, Yang Li stopped talking, bowed again, then knelt down on the ground, rolled up the bamboo slips aggrievedly, and put them back in his arms.

Hearing Yang Li's words, Liu Ying, who was sitting upright on the imperial couch, couldn't help but froze, even if she looked at Yang Li, she dodged a little.

In today's court, if you want to say which of the three lords and nine ministers belongs to the yamen, Liu Ying has the most control, it is undoubtedly the Shaofu under Yang Chengyan's command.

——As early as the tenth year of the Han Dynasty, Chen Xi, the prime minister, conspired against the rebellion. The first emperor Liu Bang led the conquest and entrusted Liu Ying with the responsibility of supervising the prince of the country, and ordered Liu Ying to renovate the Zhengguo Canal. There is an indissoluble bond.

After that, whether it was the renovation of the Zhengguo Canal, the stabilization of grain prices in Guanzhong, the abolition of the three baht coin, or the implementation of the five baht coin, it was almost all done by Liu Ying controlling Yangchengyan behind the scenes.

It can even be said without exaggeration: From the end of the tenth year of the Han Dynasty when he first became the "Prince of the Supervisory Kingdom" to the year when he was crowned as a pro-government, that is, the beginning of the 14th year of the Han Dynasty, during these three years, the only one Liu Ying could support There is always only Shaofu in the Jiuqing Yamen that has been moved.

From this point of view, the personnel transfer of the Shaofu should have followed the principle of 'everything takes Liu Ying as its network wing first' and strictly prevented other forces from influencing the Shaofu.

But if you think about it, you will know: whether it was the first prince, or the later prince of Jianguo, or in the past two years, when he inherited the throne and was not in charge of the "internship" period, Liu Ying single-handedly controlled the entire Jiuqing family. Ya, it's all impossible.

Even today, after Liu Ying became pro-government, and even in the future when he is in power and has a constitution in his mouth, "to ensure that a certain Nine Ministers' government will not be mixed with sand by other political camps" is also an overly idealized result. .

Take today's Shaofu, which is recognized by the entire court as the "Reserved Land of the Son of Heaven" as an example, it seems to be Liu Ying's private back garden, but in fact, it has long been inserted into a sieve by various forces.

For example, the Empress Dowager Lu Pheasant, the Prime Minister Cao Can, and even the former Prime Minister Xiao He had all put sand into the Shaofu openly and aboveboard to ensure that the Shaofu would not become a personal tool of a certain person.

——Even if this person is the only nominal owner of the Shaofu: Emperor Liu Ying.

And among these political camps that mixed sand in the Shaofu to ensure the balance of power among all parties, the most powerful, broadest, and least need to cover up their eyes and ears is undoubtedly the Queen Mother Lu Zhi.

The reason is very simple: before Liu Ying came to power this summer, the entire court of the Han family was ruled by this 'regent queen mother';
Although Liu Ying is named the Son of Heaven, he has not been crowned as a pro-government after all. Just an age of "no hair growth" is enough for all parties, including but not limited to the Queen Mother, the Prime Minister, and even the Sangong Jiuqing, to "ensure The reason why the emperor can't make mistakes' is to add sand to Shaofu openly and aboveboard.

For this point, Liu Ying has long been aware of it, and has already readily accepted it;

But today, when Yang Li asked Liu Ying full of sorrow in front of his face: Your Majesty, who should these imperial relatives, meritorious officials and ministers use? With a thick skin, he couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.

"I see······"

With a stiff complexion, Liu Ying let out a murmur, and Liu Ying looked at Yang Li with a look of embarrassment.

——Which of these 'capable ministers and officials' can help Yang Li?

It is no exaggeration to say: Just pick one of these seven people out at random, as long as Yang Li is not bullied enough to run to the Kugao Temple, he has to thank Liu Ying for the nine-fold emperor's yak festival!

Especially the two second generations, Mrs. Fan and Zhang Shou, not to mention what practical things they can do, as long as they don't cause trouble for Yang Li, or even just don't make too much trouble, Liu Ying has to praise from the bottom of her heart: Marquis Wuyang, Xuanping Hou's family style is rigorous, and he teaches his children well!
no way.

Who made these two people, one is the nephew of the empress dowager, and the other is Liu Ying's uncle...
"Um······"

"It's hard..."

With a hesitant sigh, Liu Ying couldn't help but frown, and in her temperament, there was a burst of maturity that was seriously inconsistent with her age.

According to the personal relationship between Yang Chengyan and Yang Li, if Yang Chengyan can take out these seven people who seem to be useless but actually have a huge background, as Yang Li's candidates for the "Leadership Team of Shanglin Garden", then there must be no one. Someone else chose.

——You must know that three years ago, Yang Chengyan was willing to take the risk of "offending the prince of the country" and let Yang Li, a "remnant of the Mohist family", appear in front of Liu Ying alone in brown clothes and straw sandals!

But this friendship is enough to guarantee that Yang Chengyan will never do anything 'deliberately embarrassing' to Yang Li.

And these seven people, not to mention they were sent to Shanglinyuan to fight against Yang Li who was "better than a thousand stones", even if they were sent to Liu Ying, Liu Ying would have to be more vigilant!
In this way, the facts are probably as Yang Li said: Yang Li, the candidate to build the 'Shanglin Garden Leadership Team', is really at a loss...

"Um······"

"You might as well try to say: What can a person who desires be capable of?"

After thinking for a long time, she still couldn't think of a solution, so Liu Ying simply asked Yang Li directly: Tell me, what kind of person do you want?

When Yang Li heard the words, a flash of joy flashed across his face, he quickly sat up straight, and bowed his hands solemnly to Liu Ying.

"Your Majesty."

"According to His Majesty's plan to encircle and set up Shanglin Garden in detail, Shanglin Garden should be used as a third palace for His Majesty to sleep in, and a hunting ground for hundreds of miles to ride horses and hunt;"

"Also, all the departments of Shaofu, such as casting money, iron smelting, and military industry, will all move to Shanglin."

"The old minister thought: Shanglinyuan should have a school lieutenant stationed there for a long time, just in case of any eventuality."

After saying this frankly, Yang Li did not forget to sit up straight, and looked at Liu Ying without hesitation, to show that he had 'absolutely no selfish desires'.

Seeing Yang Li's posture, Liu Ying also nodded silently, and immediately said, "There should be a reason for this question."

"Um······"

"Just a few days ago, I reported to the Empress Dowager about the matter of 'raising the dead king's heroes in Shanglin, waiting to prepare for the formation of the army, as the arm of the prince', and I have obtained the permission of the Empress Dowager."

"Since that's the case, we might as well change Quan Xu, the school captain of the Southern Army's First Division, to the captain of Shanglin, and lead the headquarters to garrison Shanglin, and practice the Shanglin 'orphan army'."

Hearing this, Yang Li nodded hurriedly, and quickly started the next topic.

—— Regarding the matter of military power, especially the military power of Sheji 'Shanglin Garden', a royal garden less than a hundred miles away from Chang'an, Yang Li would not be too careful no matter how careful he was.

Regarding this armed force that defends Shanglin Garden, Yang Li has nothing at all, and he dare not have any thoughts that he shouldn't have.

As long as Liu Ying agrees to send an army to garrison Shanglinyuan for a long time to ensure the safety of Shanglinyuan, it is enough for Yang Li.

As for which troops are stationed and who controls them, Yang Li doesn't care at all, dare not care, and don't want to care.

"Furthermore, if the minister is the order of Shanglin, all the places in Shanglin should be governed by prime ministers and supervisors."

"The Shaofu moved to Shanglin Zhizhusi, and the Shaofu should be in charge of itself, and then His Majesty will send troops to guard; however, Shanglin Guantian, Diantian, and Lubanyuan are also subordinate to the Shaofu's agricultural field and canal water officials. Zuo, there should be officials and officials in charge."

After saying this in a calm tone, Yang Li lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then raised his head again.

"I think: Your Majesty may be under the rank of six hundred stones, less than forty years old, and have 30 officials and ministers who are specialized in hydraulic engineering, farming, calculation, storage, etc."

"If this is not the case, I am afraid that it will be built around the forest, and everything will not work..."

Hearing Yang Li's words, Liu Ying nodded slowly on the face at any time, but in her heart, she couldn't help crying.

——Hydraulic engineering, farming, storage, these are the abilities that Shaofu officials only possess;

Now that the Shaofu has made it clear that 'the landlord's family has no more officials', if you want to find talents with one of these three abilities, you can only look for them from the people.

As for arithmetic, it seems that 'anyone with a brain can do it', but in fact, even in today's Han Dynasty, there are some idiots who can't calculate addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and they sit at the level of six hundred stones, or even thousand stones. As the county magistrate, he accepted the honorific title of "parent officer" from the people without any blush.

Therefore, these requirements alone are equivalent to telling Liu Ying directly: find [-] young and promising officials who have read books, have professional ability and experience, and are not stupid in reading.

As far as the Han Dynasty is concerned, every time such an official appears, it must be the target of looting by the court, the three princes and the nine ministers...

"Um······"

"arithmetic······"

"student·······"

Standing up with frowning brows, Liu Ying paced back and forth around the imperial couch for a long time. Liu Ying's tightly furrowed brows finally showed a tendency to loosen.

"I know about this."

"Three days later, you will enter the palace to see me again."

"At that time, I should use the method to solve the situation and teach you to know."

(End of this chapter)