The heavens start with Buddhist disciples

Chapter 69
Fifteen days later, Ji Ran asked Ying Zheng, "This is what I want you to see the most. How do you feel?"

Ying Zheng stood up and shouted angrily: "The powerful ministers are treacherous and sycophantic, they are harming the people and betraying the country."

What made Ying Zheng so furious? It was because fifteen days ago, a drought occurred in Nanyang County, and the people had no harvest.Han Fei was ordered to investigate and found that someone was selling fertilizer mixed with lime to farmers.

When lime meets water, it will generate a lot of heat, causing crops to die of drought.Farmers with no harvest can only sell themselves or their fields to obtain life-saving food from Jade Villa.

At the same time, some people deliberately hoarded food in the name of military food requisition, raising food prices and exacerbating the disaster.

After Han Fei discovered what was going on, he did not take immediate action.The mastermind behind the treatment, the owner of Jade Villa, and one of the four evil spirits at night, the Jade Tiger on the Stone.

The Emerald Tiger used its identity and Ji Wuye's support to collude with the military, merchants, and jointly cause this disaster, and tens of thousands of people suffered as a result.

They are extravagant, ruthless, and do not regard any common people as human beings, only as animals that can be bought, sold and worked.

Ji Ran even said to Han Fei after seeing the miserable situation in Nanyang: "I didn't expect that Ji Wuye and his Ye Mu would be so greedy."

Han Fei had already seen Ji Ran's suppressed anger, and replied: "I will solve it within ten days, and the relief food will be in place."

Ji Ran added: "I think there is no need for South Korea to exist, no matter it is night or Han Wangan. The tragedy in front of us is no less than a military disaster."

"There are six disasters in the world: wind disaster, military disaster, fire disaster, demon disaster, flood disaster, and drought disaster. How many disasters does Mr. Han Fei think Nanyang's disaster accounts for now?"

When Han Fei heard what Ji Ran called him, his heart sank: "I'm afraid Brother Tian is really angry. With Brother Tian's shrinking and elusive body, no matter the night or the father, I'm afraid it's really... Can’t stop him.”

Han Fei said to Ji Ran seriously, "I have already thought of a solution."

Ji Ran also looked at Han Fei seriously and sighed: "After all, you can't let go of your feelings for your family and country. If there is a next time, Han Wangan will not see the sun the next day. When the time comes, Korea will be in chaos, and the Qin army will arrive in an instant. "

After that, Ji Ran stopped looking at Han Fei and disappeared into the night.Behind Han Fei's back, he was already breaking out in a cold sweat.

Han Fei also gradually understood the bottom line of this disciple of the Taoist sect who seemed to be innocent of all things and more like a disciple of the Taoist Tian sect.As long as he doesn't deliberately harm the people, he will even ignore anything.

Once a large number of people are injured, the initiator may not survive the next day.If there were not so many victims waiting for rescue this time and money needed to be paid from the Jade Tiger, I am afraid that both the Jade Tiger and Ji Wuye would be just corpses now.

Han Fei didn't understand the extent of Ji Ran's current cultivation level and how strong her combat power was.

Han Fei only remembered two things:

First, Ji Ran himself said that he could kill Black and White Xuanjian, and Gui Gu's two swords could fight Black and White Xuanjian together.

The second Ji Ran easily took away Qin King Ying Zheng under the eyes of hundreds of Korean troops.

"Tianze can capture the prince, and Brother Tian, ​​who is stronger than Tianze, may really be able to kill the father quietly." Han Fei thought with a heavy heart.

When Han Fei saw Wei Zhuang, he asked seriously: "If you were to fight Brother Tian, ​​would you be sure to defeat him?"

Wei Zhuang was silent. When he saw Ji Ran for the first time, Wei Zhuang was still full of confidence. It was also the time when he saw Ji Ran easily lead the King of Qin, and disappeared after a few flashes from the hundreds of Han troops.

Faced with such a physical skill, Wei Zhuang didn't know how to make a judgment, so Wei Zhuang said: "Try it and you will know. Compared with Xuan Xinzi, the drought in Nanyang this time is not easy."

Han Fei asked: "I wonder what Brother Wei Zhuang found out?"

Wei Zhuang said: "The disaster in Nanyang must be related to the dispute between the crown prince."

Hearing this, Han Fei also understood why Ji Ran wanted to kill King Han, but he still analyzed: "Since it is for the crown prince, the Emerald Tiger should have two purposes this time."

"First, it will frustrate my trip to Nanyang and make me fall out of favor with my father, so that I will no longer be able to fight with them."

"Second, after I cannot solve the Nanyang problem, I will use my own financial resources to help fourth brother Han Yu solve the Nanyang disaster. If I can push him to the throne again."

"After all, if fourth brother Han Yu takes over, it will be more conducive to controlling South Korea at night."

Wei Zhuang nodded and said, "That's right."

Later, Han Fei seemed to be frivolous and had a gamble with Jade Tiger under the witness of the "Iron Blood Alliance".Moreover, the content of gambling is contrary to the purpose of Emerald Tiger.

Han Fei once again demonstrated his precise control of human nature and people's hearts.Success aroused the Emerald Tiger's desire to win, greed and arrogance.

Ever since Nightfall settled in Korea, the Four Nightfalls have never been defeated.Han Fei was even more like a clown in their eyes, even though he suffered several hidden losses at the hands of Han Fei.But they still stubbornly believed that they were careless.

The same is true for the Jade Tiger. He underestimated Han Fei to the core, and then he fell into Han Fei's "invite you to the urn" and started the countdown to his death.

The content of the bet is actually very simple: within ten days, the price of food in Xinzheng will rise or fall.

Han Fei offered one thousand gold, while Jade Tiger offered ten thousand gold.

Emerald Tiger is betting that food prices in South Korea will only rise in the next ten days.If it falls, he loses, paying ten to one.And started a bet with Han Fei under the guarantee of the Iron Blood Alliance.

At this time, the Emerald Tiger was full of confidence because he had purchased almost all the food on the market, and the granary where Han Fei placed the relief food was burned down by soldiers sent by Ji Wuye.

Afterwards, food prices continued to rise, as Emerald Tiger estimated.Unfortunately, accidents always happen as expected.

Han Fei first embezzled military rations to hit the market, then asked Honglian for help, persuaded the eldest princess, and raised a large amount of funds, including the money for Han Wangan's birthday party.

He purchased a large amount of grain from the State of Wei and spread the news to grain merchants in other six countries. The price of grain in South Korea was too high and was profitable.

The grain merchants from the six countries were happy, very happy.After all, the price of food in Xinzheng was high. If you came here to sell food, the same food could be sold at a good price, so a large amount of food poured into Xinzheng.

The price of food in the market has been falling again and again. In this way, Jade Tiger alone can no longer control the price of food. At this time, Ji Ran also took advantage of the low price of food and purchased a large amount of food for disaster relief.

In the end, the Emerald Tiger lost everything, including his life.Although Han Fei made a meritorious service and solved the whole matter perfectly, he had some oversteps in the process.Being punished with whipping.

In a small courtyard in Nanyang County, Ji Ran said to Ying Zheng: "This is what I want you to see most. How do you feel?"

Ying Zheng stood up and shouted angrily: "The powerful ministers are treacherous and sycophantic, they are harming the people and betraying the country."

After patting Ying Zheng on the shoulder, Ji Ran continued: "Let's help the victims together!"

When he and Ying Zheng arrived at the porridge shed, Ying Zheng saw that the porridge served by Ji Ran was all bran, and he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, but he didn't have an attack.

Just looking at Ji Ran steadily, Ji Ran asked: "Are you curious why there is bran here instead of rice?"

Ying Zheng did not answer, but still looked at Ji Ran intently, as if he only really knew his gentleman at this moment.Mr. Zeng's tall image seems to be crumbling.

Ji Ran said to Ying Zheng again: "One pound of rations can be exchanged for three pounds of bran. In this way, more food can be distributed to the victims."

"As for the victims, they don't care whether they can eat. What they care about is whether they have something to eat and whether they will starve to death. So don't look at me with your eyes. I just want to save more people. .”

"Two people once had a discussion about how to provide disaster relief. Do you want to listen?"

Ying Zheng said: "Please give me some advice, sir."

Ji Ran said slowly: "One of them is a prime minister who has been in officialdom for decades, and the other is a bachelor with five rich studies. This was a conversation they had at the wine table while having a drink. The reason for the conversation was precisely during the disaster relief. Local officials replaced rice grains with bran "

"The bachelor asked, does the Prime Minister know that these corrupt officials in Yancheng have replaced the food that people eat with bran?"

"Xiang Guo said, you know, I feel very happy."

"The maester asked, why?"

"The Prime Minister said that if one pound of grain was replaced with three pounds of bran, three people could be saved!"

"The bachelor asked excitedly, bran is for livestock, how can it be eaten by humans?"

"The Prime Minister said, don't stare so big... Do you know that people who are about to starve to death are no longer human beings, they are beasts! As long as they are alive, there is no need for bran. Those are good things, grass roots and tree bark. , dirt, everything can be eaten.”

"The bachelor asked, isn't the disaster relief fund enough?"

"The Prime Minister said that the treasury in front of us is an empty shell."

"The bachelor said that I have checked the account books and found that officials of all sizes are embezzling the disaster relief funds."

"The Prime Minister said gloomily, to save the people first save the officials. If the officials can't be saved, how can we save the people?"

"The maester said excitedly, ridiculous!"

"The Prime Minister calmed down and said, this is a fact!... Hey, let me ask you, these thousands of victims, should you distribute relief food, or should I? You have to rely on officials, big and small! Only after I feed them will they be willing to work for me!"

"The bachelor said with a sneer, it's really an ancient fallacy! Corruption and bribery actually have a rationale!"

"Xiang Guo said helplessly, this is a great truth gained from decades of official career, this is a golden truth gained from countless bloody facts, Mr. Bachelor!... Why don't you understand!"

"The bachelor said angrily, eating the king's salary and sharing the king's worries, every bit of it is the people's fat and the people's anointment, Mr. Xiangguo! How can you bear to pick out a grain of food from the mouths of the victims again!"

"Xiang Guo said helplessly, here we come again, drinking and drinking..."

"Xiang Guo said: Mr. Bachelor, this official word has two mouths. Feed the top mouth first before you can feed the bottom one!"

"The bachelor said that there are famous and upright people in the world from generation to generation. I am ashamed of you!"

"The Prime Minister sighed and said, OK, then let me ask you, how many honest officials have there been and how many corrupt officials have there been throughout the ages?"

"Bachelors say that honest officials are like phoenix feathers and corrupt officials are like the sand of a river."

"The Prime Minister said, not yet! Then if I don't rely on those corrupt officials, who should I rely on? If I, the Prime Minister, don't have the support of those corrupt officials, it would be nothing!... Is it easy for me..."

Ji Ran asked Ying Zheng again: "So if you are the executor of disaster relief, what should you do?"

Ying Zheng was silent when he heard this. He had never thought that corruption could be a quick way to provide disaster relief.He even didn't understand why corruption helped more people.

Ji Ran said: "This is also the third to last lesson I want to teach you. You should know that I will never tell my disciples what is right, what is wrong, what should be done, what should not be done, everything must be done by yourself To think.”

"Let's help the victims together. I prepared rice at the porridge shed on another street. Let's go there first and come back here tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, bran will be replaced there and rice here. Two kinds of food in two places. The comparison is enough for you to see clearly what disaster victims are."

Ten days later, after the aftermath of the Nanyang disaster had subsided, Ji Ran said to Ying Zheng: "I will establish a Zen sect in the future, and its main responsibility will be to adopt abandoned babies, refugees, orphans and elderly people who have no one to take care of them."

"At the same time, during the war, provide relief to the victims as you have been doing these past few days. In fact, you should be responsible for this, but you can't put your eyes on every detail, so I have supplemented it with Zen Buddhism."

"However, money and food are needed to do these things, so I planned two sources of income for Zen. The first is to set up an escort agency to help escort the goods and charge a certain commission at the same time."

"The second is to cultivate the land. People who practice martial arts are strong and can theoretically cultivate land that is twice that of ordinary people. So there should be surplus food."

"This is what Zen Buddhism does and should do. I wonder if you are willing to support it?"

After these days of knowledge and consideration, Ying Zheng felt that the existence of Zen Buddhism would not cause harm to the empire in a short period of time, and when he realized something was wrong, he would simply destroy it.

So Ying Zheng said: "If sir's five strategies for rejuvenating the country can really double Qin's grain harvest, I am willing to agree to it, sir."

Hearing Ying Zheng's promise, Ji Ran took out the documents and pen that had been prepared and handed them to Ying Zheng and said: "We are going to be fighting together, and we will be outside, and your orders will not be obeyed. Just in case, it is better to leave an edict." .”

Ying Zheng signed his name helplessly.

Then Ji Ran said: "The five strategies for rejuvenating the country are aimed at rejuvenating the country and enriching the people, rather than enriching the country. It is developed from five aspects."

Ying Zheng asked curiously: "I don't know which five aspects it is."

Ji Ran replied: "They are scholars, farmers, industry, commerce and science and technology respectively."

Afterwards, Ji Ran took out a piece of cloth and a writing brush and said while writing: "Yu Shi, we must cultivate poor families and poor people to fight against the growing aristocracy and the new rich who have power."

"So there are three stages for scholars. First, reuse. When the country is short of talents, reusing talents is the first priority."

"Second, differentiation. Most of today's talents come from aristocrats or powerful and wealthy families with a certain family income. If they stick together, it will be the night you see."

"Third, cultivate. Cultivate the poor and the poor, so that talents become a resource, a state where they are always available when you need them, and when they are not needed, they will do other things."

"In this state, except for a very small number of great nobles, powerful people and special talents, the country no longer needs to treat talents differently from the poor."

Ying Zheng chewed for a while and asked: "Then how to discover talents, screen talents and cultivate talents?"

Ji Ran said: "During Yang Guang's time, Yang Guang introduced the imperial examination system, which is to judge the ability of talents by answering questions in the exam. Although it will be buried, there will be times when it is not satisfactory."

"But at least it gives people an opportunity to break through their own class. There are not many scholars in the world, so it is unrealistic to start the exam from the countryside."

"I suggest starting with the central government examination and palace examination, the second-level selection. The so-called general examination is to hold an examination every three or five years in Xianyang, and all scholars in the world can participate."

"And the palace examination is to select the best in the general examination, and you will personally evaluate and judge."

"As for cultivating talents, we must start from villages and counties, build county schools, compile teaching materials that are most beneficial to our own rule, and then train them to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic from childhood."

"In the end, when they grow up, you will have the most solid supporters. Of course, Zen Buddhism will also cultivate talents within a certain range, and finally they will take part in the imperial examination."

"This is a spur to the monarch. If the talents cultivated by state institutions are not as good as those of Zen and Baijia, then there must be something wrong with the teaching materials or the teachers. This is something that the monarch needs to pay attention to."

"Is there anything else you don't understand about scholars?"

Ying Zheng digested it for a long time before asking: "The manpower, material resources, money and food consumed in this way will be an incredibly huge number."

Ji Ran said: "It is actually very hard to coordinate the overall situation for this kind of thing, but have you forgotten the results and effects I once taught you? The biggest obstacle to cultivating talents is the powerful and powerful, not the material foundation."

"Because there will be strategies to solve the material foundation in the future. Effective implementation and harvesting of results are what you should worry about most, because many talents from poor backgrounds are short-sighted and have not seen much of the world."

"At this time, if a wealthy family or a powerful group reaches out to invite them, they will be easily moved. If there is a Han Fei, Li Si, or Lu Buwei out of a million people who sincerely plans for you, how much investment do you think you need to make? Here comes a talent like this.”

Ying Zheng asked uncertainly: "Can this kind of top talent, which is rare in a century, be cultivated by a poor family?"

Ji Ran smiled and asked, "What do you think of ink?"

Ying Zheng was silent again, as his nominal junior brother.All aspects of the ink are well balanced. Although it is not outstanding, it is indeed a rare talent.Moreover, Ying Zheng knew that his husband had not taught Mo Mo much knowledge about governing the country.The more important thing is to teach martial arts.

Ying Zheng saluted Ji Ran and said, "Zheng made a mistake, so what are the next four strategies? Zheng can't wait any longer."

(End of this chapter)