Me and countless me.

Chapter 215

Li Ke didn't want this to happen, but this is how things turned out and he had no way to change it.

Let’s first talk about the department in charge of disaster relief. Most of the warehouses are empty when it comes to the allocation of disaster relief supplies. The food and supplies in the few remaining warehouses have been taken as their own by the families who have lived here for many years.

Taking things from these warehouses is almost the same as killing their parents.

So Li Ke provided some new ways to make money, and gave away all kinds of things like soaps, in exchange for the ownership of these warehouses.

Then he suddenly gained access to all the materials that the Han Dynasty could mobilize.

Yes, it is so abstract.

Next came the appointment of disaster relief officials. Some officials came for fame and asked for less money and grain, while others came for money and didn't care about fame at all.

As for the laws of the Han Dynasty?
No one cares about the laws of the Han Dynasty. As long as it is not brought to light and discussed in public, it is not a big deal.

It's like a warehouse. Although they all belong to different families, as long as the emperor's court can make up for the food, clothing and other expenses, and there is no shortage of money and food during wars, then there will not be any big problems.

As for disaster relief...

Everyone knows that disaster relief is impossible.

When three million yuan was allocated for disaster relief, only one million yuan was left when it left the market because the officials knew that there was not that much money in the warehouse.

When it came to the operation and allocation of the warehouse, there were only 500,000 yuan left, because some amount was needed to fill the shortfall, and after going through all the difficulties, the amount that could be given to the disaster area was less than 30,000 yuan.

Li Ke's various maneuvers could only ensure that only 500,000 yuan would be left out of the 3 million yuan when it arrived at the disaster area. Moreover, the money could be used for disaster relief, and the effect of the money could be as good as that of 1 million yuan, so that people in the disaster area would not starve to death.

Repairing roads, adjusting taxes and so on were all done with Li Ke's knowledge from later generations and methods that these beasts had no idea about.

However, what any qualified provincial leader in later generations could do, or even what any city leader could do, was already incredible in the Western Han Dynasty court. Even Li Ke was suspected to be a god who had descended to earth.

No one's interests were hindered, no one was punished, those who wanted money got money, and those who wanted fame got fame. Relying on the ability of the hard drive spirit, Li Ke did this thing.

And the price——

"Hold on, hold on, you are here to work, not to kill your colleagues."

In a place where no one was around, Li Ke covered his chest with his hands, his hands holding the bamboo tube trembling slightly. Because of carving the bamboo tube for a long time, he had a lot of wounds on his hands.

But at this moment, looking at the various demands made by these insects in front of him and the various questions thrown at him, Li Ke really wanted to kill all these bastards.

It would be fine if it was just tax fraud, but he actually asked him directly how to better falsify taxes. Li Ke really wanted to execute the entire family of the person who asked the question.

But he couldn't.

Because they were members of his Wang family, and they were members of the Gongyang family who fully supported him in taking the throne after he defeated other Confucian scholars of the Gongyang School.

Moreover, I am a relative of his. If I start a Nine Clans Elimination Game against him, I will probably be the third one to go up.

The most important thing is that without this bastard, some measures cannot be carried out.

"Never mind... it has a headache."

Knocking his head, Li Ke let out a long sigh. Time passed faster for him than for other Li Kes, so it had been almost a year since he last went to the Black Mist Space.

He felt that he could go in at any time and chat with these people at any time, so he had no idea what was going on in the black fog space, and the complicated government affairs also left him no time to think about these things.

He couldn't even completely replace the bamboo tubes in the government system.

the reason is simple.

Providing bamboo tubes to the government is a big business. Not only do a lot of people rely on this industry chain for their livelihood, it is also controlled by some Confucian families. Once you take action, you will be attacked by everyone.

It’s not that they don’t see the benefits of paper, it’s that they know it too well.

He now had to look at more than 500 kilograms of bamboo tubes every day to handle the government affairs of the entire Han Dynasty, which was twice as much as Qin Shihuang's 200 kilograms. However, if these bamboo tubes were converted into paper, they would not even be enough for a book.

The prices of the two are completely different, and the difficulty of storing and carrying them is also completely different.

The difference in profits between the two is hundreds of times, so it is impossible for people to let go easily. And after changing to paper, it is not so easy to monopolize knowledge.

After knocking his head again, Li Ke quickly picked up a new pair of bamboo tubes and started burning.

This time, they were dealing with some family infighting. It would have been fine if it was just internal fighting, but they had started slaughtering the villages within each other's sphere of influence. When the relevant departments sent people to manage it, they discovered that it was related to the Wang family, and the other side was also a big family.

So no one wanted to touch this case. There were at least hundreds of grudges and hatreds involved, and all of them were pushed to him.

But in fact the matter was very simple, it was just a matter of occupying each other's land and competing for water resources, so Li Ke's judgment was very simple.

"According to the official records."

However, there were no more than ten people in the entire Eastern Han court who dared to make such a judgment. Among these ten, five wanted to watch the show and see dogs bite each other, three would take the opportunity to make trouble, and among the remaining two, one was him, Li Ke, and the other would take this opportunity to make a fortune and send some people who had no idea how to run a government office to high positions.

Just like his current department, an official who is mainly responsible for managing the layout and location of new buildings, does not even know the structure of Chang'an City, does not even know the directions of east, south, west and north, and does not even know the place names next to Chang'an City.

As for the knowledge of architecture, he knew nothing about it. His only purpose in coming to this department was to secure enough land for his family and to issue documents with official effect when his family competed for other people's land.

Li Ke's blood pressure soared because this department was full of bastards who only knew how to take bribes, abuse power and engage in internal strife.

And this is not just one department, this is true for all departments.

"The Han Dynasty is really coming to an end."

Putting down his bamboo tube, Li Ke sighed deeply again.

The Western Han Dynasty had completely lost its ability to control the grassroots, even the most basic infrastructure capabilities, tax collection capabilities, grassroots officials' management capabilities, law enforcement capabilities, and law enforcement fairness. All were gone.

The wealthy family has already been tearing the flesh and blood of the big man openly, and they are not even willing to cover it up.

And I'm already deeply involved in it.

However, just when he was worried, his wife, Tokisaki Kurumi, quickly brought him a cup of honey water, and then gently stroked Li Ke's forehead with her soft fingers to relieve some of his pain.

Li Ke looked at his wife with satisfaction. If there was anything that could comfort his spirit in Chang'an, it was his wife, Wang Shiqi. She was really gentle and virtuous, and was willing to support him in everything. So Li Ke held his wife's hand and was about to say some sweet words when a servant came over.

"Sir, there is someone visiting outside the door, saying that he is your old friend from Lingtai Fangcun Mountain."

Li Ke was stunned for a moment. He had told his fellow apprentices that they would come to Chang'an to find him after they got out, so Li Ke, thinking that they were his fellow apprentices, quickly came to the reception room.

Then--

"Master Li Ke, long time no see."

Yang Jian bowed to Li Ke, still looking very dignified, while Nezha on the side was looking at Li Ke's house and the sofa that Li Ke had made when he had nothing to do, and he couldn't help but feel curious.

Although Li Ke's mansion was a reward from the emperor after he provided disaster relief, the furniture was all made by Li Ke himself. His wife liked it very much, and he also exchanged the drawings and tools for a lot of benefits. However, Li Ke felt a headache when he looked at the two people in front of him.

Because these are undoubtedly gods, and Li Ke still doesn't quite understand why Yang Jian and Nezha came to him, and they even called themselves Taoist Li Ke.

"You two, this is..."

Yang Jian immediately bowed.

"Hey, Taoist Li Ke, why do we have to know each other before we meet? Sometimes, when we are drinking and having fun, we don't necessarily need to know each other's background, right?"

Yang Jian did not plan to go down to earth to help Li Ke, because he could see that Li Ke had no chance of winning. Li Ke's birth doomed him to failure, so Yang Jian planned to see whether Li Ke intended to fall or had other plans.

However, when he and Nezha were observing Li Ke in heaven before, they found that Li Ke was diligent in his official duties and acted in an orderly manner, so they became more and more curious about Li Ke.

Li Ke was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"Okay, please sit down."

Li Ke quickly asked his wife to prepare a banquet. Although the resources of the Western Han Dynasty were not very abundant, Li Ke still relied on his chemical engineering skills to come up with some new seasonings. The renovated iron factory was also able to produce high-quality iron pots.

So even though it was in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Li Ke was already able to cook fried dishes for Yang Jian and Nezha.

At the beginning of the banquet, Yang Jian chatted with Li Ke about random things and some of Li Ke's musical instruments with a smile, which made Li Ke a little confused. He didn't understand why these two gods were looking for him.

But when the dishes came, Li Ke felt that he had at least confirmed one thing.

Li Ke didn’t know what else these two gods were planning to do, but they were definitely very determined to get a free meal!
"This thing called braised chicken is really delicious... I didn't expect chicken to be cooked this way..."

Nezha looked at the chicken nuggets on his chopsticks. He really didn't expect that Taoist Li Ke had such good cooking skills and could make so many delicious things.

As for things like sweet-sweet taro, he couldn't help but pick up several more.

I even ate some cold lotus root seasoned with rock sugar.

Yang Jian also enjoyed the meal very much, but he did not forget the purpose of his visit. So after taking two bites of the sweet and sour pork tenderloin and drinking a sip of the distilled liquor made by Li Ke, he bowed to Li Ke awkwardly.

"I came here this time to know whether the forceps and the so-called cowpox vaccine were invented by you, Taoist Li Ke, and whether this barefoot doctor manual was also compiled by you?"

When he came, Yang Jian took a close look at what Li Ke had made, and was shocked at first sight.

Many of the things that Li Ke has come up with are of great benefit to the people's livelihood, and are far better than what Li Ke is doing now in the court.

Because no matter how hard Li Ke tried, he could only make a broken thing run barely.

Not to mention, there is a group of insects fighting for ownership of this dilapidated carriage.

Li Ke was silent for a while before speaking.

"It's not me, it's the wisdom of the crowd. I just copied what others discovered here."

Looking at the thread-bound books in Yang Jian's hands, Li Ke was really unhappy, because if the bamboo tubes could be abolished and replaced by paper, these books would not be just so few!

I can only spread it secretly!

As if sensing Li Ke's anger, Wang Shiqi quickly held Li Ke's hand tightly to prevent Li Ke from being so angry.

Li Ke also smiled at Wang Shiqi, and then didn't say anything else, just sighed.

Yang Jian looked at Li Ke seriously.

"But why don't you promote these things?"

Yang Jian was really confused. With the current identity of Taoist Li Ke, it was very simple for him to promote these things. However, this Taoist Li Ke, who had supernatural skills, did not do these things, but instead indulged himself in power. This made Yang Jian very confused.

Li Ke smiled, looked at Yang Jian and asked.

"True Lord, it has been a long time since you have truly walked in the mortal world, right? The mortal world now is no longer what it was before."

Yang Jian nodded. Although he knew that the Han Dynasty was about to perish, he didn't care much about it. Therefore, he didn't understand the specific operating rules of the Han Dynasty, so he didn't ask much.

However, Yang Jian still planned to explain the priorities to Taoist Li Ke.

"That's right, Taoist Li Ke. But I think that since you are a person who recites Huang Ting, you must know where the Six Paths of Reincarnation are, even though the Six Paths of Reincarnation are not yet complete..."

When Yang Jian was halfway through his words, Li Ke was stunned.

"Wait a minute, what does it mean that the six realms of reincarnation are not perfect?"

Li Ke looked at Yang Jian and asked very seriously.

Yang Jian was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Li Ke didn't even know this, so he started to explain.

"Although the Six Paths of Reincarnation have been established, they are only used for recording now. Mortals still have to go to Mount Tai. It is just a trial run among practitioners... Don't you know?"

"I don't know a thing!"

Li Ke almost shouted out, he really didn’t know this!
How could the six realms of reincarnation not be fully established? !

How is the monkey going to rescue him?

The master didn’t say this!
(End of this chapter)