Water Margin people

"Your Majesty, I request that an inspection department be established to monitor the whole world!"

Pei Xuan spoke to Sun Lei.

"Inspectorate?"

Sun Lei stroked his chin and thought, this is a good idea.

"Your Majesty, I don't think this is possible!"

Wen Huanzhang said.

"Sir, without supervision, with so many officials in the world, it's hard to guarantee that such a thing will not happen again!"

Pei Xuan looked at Wen Huanzhang and said that he had actually always wanted to set up an inspection department because he knew best what officials were like, and now there were only sporadic cases of collusion and evil between officials and businessmen.

But as the country stabilizes, the officials will eventually be corrupted by the mundane world, and then they will have to follow the old path of the previous dynasty.

"But once the city's inspectorate hears about this, everyone will be in danger and a large number of unjust cases will occur. Then all places will become even more chaotic."

Wen Huanzhang stated his reasons.

In the case of hearsay reporting, the whistleblower can make a report based on the hearsay without having to provide any hard evidence or signing his name.

In this situation, there will be a lot of reporting and anyone can be reported.

"What is pure will become pure by itself, and what is turbid will become turbid by itself!"

Pei Xuan didn't care at all. In his eyes, those who broke the law should be punished.

"That's true, but how can things in the world be so clearly divided? If you are so stubborn, I'm afraid you won't be able to accomplish anything."

"Corrupt officials are hateful, but as long as they can do their job well, some insignificant matters will be fine."

Wen Huanzhang shook his head and said, people always make mistakes, and sometimes if you want to get something done you have to enter the gray area.

A group of officials started arguing. Some agreed with Pei Xuan's opinion, believing that supervision must be tightened, otherwise the country would be in chaos sooner or later.

However, many officials also think that this is inappropriate. The country is developing very fast. If there is such strict supervision, all plans will be delayed and many will even fail.

"Supervision is fine, but we can't just report things based on hearsay. We still need evidence when we do things."

Sun Lei looked at everyone and said.

Everyone stopped arguing and waited for the emperor's order.

"The Inspection Department can report directly to me without going through other departments! As for the personnel, students can be directly selected from the school!"

Sun Lei looked at Pei Xuan and spoke.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Pei Xuan was overjoyed and saluted Sun Lei.

Although Wen Huanzhang was still a little worried, the emperor had already made the decision and he couldn't say anything more.

"Okay, let's get busy."

Sun Lei nodded.

Everyone bowed again and left. Wen Huanzhang did not leave but just stood in the hall.

"What else?"

Sun Lei looked at Wen Huanzhang and asked.

"Your Majesty, about the things in the book!"

Wen Huanzhang took out several memorials and handed them over.

"Huh? They're here so soon!"

Sun Lei took the memorials and began to read them.

Now the railway in Qi State has taken shape, with a railway leading to Guanzhong. Yu Yunwen and others can take the train directly to Chang'an, and then cross the Qinling Mountains to enter Shuzhong.

"As soon as I got there, I caused trouble!"

Sun Lei frowned. It turned out that after Yu Yunwen and others crossed the Qinling Mountains, they began to study the route for road construction. However, this made the people of Hanzhong dissatisfied. Those people who had lived in Hanzhong for generations were very resistant to road construction.

"Hanzhong is the gateway to Shuzhong and has always been a battleground for military strategists. When the people heard about the road construction, they immediately thought of war, so it was understandable that they resisted."

Wen Huanzhang said that Hanzhong is surrounded by mountains and the people just want to live a monotonous life.

"That's a bit troublesome! These people are a bit stubborn!"

Sun Lei touched his head and said, this matter is difficult to handle. It is simply not feasible to reason with the people in remote areas. The more you talk, the more suspicious they become. "Where are the local officials?"

Sun Lei looked at Wen Huanzhang and asked, in order to stabilize the country, many local officials are elected from the locals, who are better at managing the local areas.

"Local officials have already spoken to them, but it has little effect. Those people are willing to talk to them about other things except for the road construction. They are very resistant to large numbers of outsiders entering."

Wen Huanzhang said.

"What about Yu Yunwen and the others? What do they think?"

Sun Lei had a headache. These things were more troublesome than corrupt officials.

"They selected several roads and decided to build one far away from human habitation first, so that the people could see the benefits of a smooth road and gradually accept it."

"But even so, the people still objected and felt that it affected them."

Wen Huanzhang said.

"There are only wild mountains and wilderness along the way, right?"

Sun Lei looked at Wen Huanzhang and asked.

"From the map, yes, but there are several plank roads connecting along the way."

Wen Huanzhang nodded.

"Then let's build it. As for those who object, it's none of their business. If they dare to cause trouble, we'll arrest them. We can't spoil them! Otherwise, how can we develop in the future!"

Sun Lei said, some things cannot be tolerated. If building a road is like this now, how can we do it in the future?

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will provoke a riot. As you know, there are unruly people in remote areas. They have hot tempers, strong clan values, and are unreasonable."

Wen Huanzhang expressed his concerns. What he feared most was a conflict. Those mountain people did not care about any laws and were likely to do something out of the ordinary when they were impulsive. If bloodshed occurred, it would be troublesome.

"If those old guys don't understand, don't the young ones understand either? Have they read so much that they have become useless? Have all these years of free education of mine been wasted? Let them figure it out on their own!"

Sun Lei waved his hand and said that he strongly supported education in order to enlighten the people. If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Don’t you understand this?

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wen Huanzhang saluted and said that since the emperor had given his permission, the officials could go ahead and do it.

“It’s not easy to build roads in Hanzhong, and there are so many things to deal with!”

Sun Lei sighed helplessly, it was really difficult to be the emperor.

When they returned to the harem, the children who hadn't seen each other for a few days rushed over to him.

Sun Lei took the children out to play for a whole day, as a way of making up for the parent-child time.

The next day, Sun Lei came to the military camp again.

At this time, the army had already assembled and boxes of supplies were being loaded onto trucks.

"Tie them up tightly, it's going to be a bumpy ride!"

Lu Zhishen looked at the soldiers and instructed them that they would take the train directly to Guanzhong and then head west along the Silk Road.

"His Majesty!"

When the generals saw Sun Lei, they all saluted.

"Is everything ready?"

Sun Lei looked at the generals and asked.

"Your Majesty, the supplies are almost complete. The remaining troops will be transported directly to Guanzhong from various places."

The generals reported.

"Brother, why are you here!"

Lu Zhishen was quite excited.

"Look, you're getting on the train tonight!"

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and smiled, saying that the journey was very long, and in order to avoid crossing the Western Plateau in winter, Lu Zhishen had to hurry and set off.

"I'll show you!"

Lu Zhishen smiled and patted Sun Lei on the shoulder, then took him to the military camp.

The supplies in the barracks have been packed up, and the entire barracks is almost empty. (End of this chapter)