The big man has a living father

Chapter 232 (Big Chapter) A truly grand masterpiece!
Coming back from the office.

Huo Hai entered the hall of his own courtyard.

He felt a little hot after coming in, but Huo Hai didn't want to take off his clothes because in an hour Huo Hai would go to inspect the newly established steam engine production line.

So, Huo Hai asked his attendants to open the door of the hall, and he sat on the chair in the middle of the hall.

Outside the foyer, snowflakes were falling.

Huo Hai, wearing the official uniform of a senior official, just sat there, as if he was not in the Han Dynasty, but in the Ming Dynasty.

If the walls of the Han Dynasty's palace were made of rammed earth, they would be very thick. If they were made of brick-concrete structure, they would be very low.

The Hanque is tall and the corridor is as shocking as if it were hanging upside down in the sky.

But in fact, the first floor of the house is usually very low. So when there were no concrete buildings, the officials would sit on the second floor, looking out the window and thinking, and no servants would know.

And now, in the bright, tall and wide hall.

Huo Hai stared ahead in a daze, and soon attracted the attention of the servants in the yard.

Huo Hai actually didn’t think about anything, he was just waiting for the tea to cool down.

After a while, Princess Wei Chang, wearing a red and black robe and a snow-white cloak, came here.

A large group of people behind him stopped.

Princess Wei Chang held Huo Yan in her arms, wrapping him tightly.

Liu Xijun was also in the crowd at the back. After everyone had arrived, she scolded the servants who had stopped to watch in the yard not to watch and not to spread what had happened today.

If Huo Hai was sitting here in a daze in casual clothes, nothing would happen.

If the rumor gets out that 'the Minister of Agriculture has not even taken off his official uniform when he returned home, and is sitting there pondering something', then the stock market will be turbulent tomorrow.

When Princess Wei Chang arrived, Huo Hai woke up from his trance and looked outside: "Why did you bring Yan'er here?"

Princess Wei felt the temperature of the teacup and knew that Huo Hai was waiting for water to drink, so she handed the cup to Huo Hai: "The cup is still hot, but the water inside always gets colder than the cup."

Huo Hai tried it and said, "It really is."

Princess Wei Chang turned around and stood beside Huo Hai, looking outside: "What are you looking at?"

Huo Hai: "I'm looking at my yard."

The yard is too big.

So big that it’s frightening.

In previous lives, the dream of ordinary people throughout their lives was a small two-bedroom house of dozens of square meters in a big city.

Those who are doing better or whose parents have accumulated wealth can buy a house of 100 square meters.

The bigger the house is, it would be a small flat of 200 square meters or a duplex villa of 200 square meters?

This is no longer something that ordinary people can afford. It is an achievement that will make the middle-income group unable to sleep after moving in, as if they had taken physical stimulants.

This is what people call the best of the best.

Further up, there are townhouses of three to five hundred square meters. The actual building area of ​​the courtyard, including the garden, is at most half an acre.

People who can live in this kind of townhouse are no longer just the best of the best, they are considered the best in every industry.

How much bigger?
It is a villa covering an area of ​​two or three acres.

If you look at the interior area, it is a villa with several floors, totaling one thousand to three thousand square meters.

Under the short video of a house of this level, there will definitely be a comment "When the time comes, I will chop off my head at this level."

This level of house was the standard for judging whether a rich man was a real rich man or a so-called capitalist in the past. It is the ordinary residential building in Chang'an New City.

Maybe, not ordinary either.

This is the greatest city in the greatest country in the world and the best region in the world.

Anyone who can live here is the most successful person in the world.

I have already made it in this life.

As long as the descendants do not mess around, it seems that it will not be a problem for them to live in Chang'an for generations with this ancestral home.

He is truly a superior person.

Further up the list are the aristocratic bureaucrats who own houses covering thirty acres.

Further up are the core bureaucrats of the empire who own the fifty-acre house.

This kind of house was already the size of a royal palace during the Qing Dynasty.

In the Han Dynasty, the population is smaller and it can still be supported.

And above that are the core nobles of the empire who own eighty acres of land.

Anyone who owns a house of 80 mu in Chang'an must have ancestors who are famous in history books. If not, then he himself will be the one to be written about.

The Huo family, in the name of guarding the prince, legally and legitimately owned a courtyard of 300 acres.

One third of the Forbidden City.

The Huo Mansion has a main hall, which is rarely used, and on the left and right sides are the courtyards of Huo Qubing and Huo Hai.

Huo Qubing was in charge of military affairs and was on the left, while Huo Hai was in charge of literature and was on the right.

Behind the courtyard of the two brothers is a yard where an ordinary person can get lost, and there are buildings with various functions scattered inside.

To put it bluntly, if Huo Qubing killed someone here and buried him, even if someone knew that someone was dead and came in to investigate, they would not be able to find anything after a year or two.

Sitting in such a courtyard, Huo Hai could see a wide open view.

Standing on the first floor of your own courtyard, you can look directly over and see the walls of Jianzhang Palace, the inner city walls of Chang'an, and the arrow tower of Weiyang Palace.

To the east, you can overlook the entire residential area of ​​the Han nobles.

Further east is the area where all the wealthy people of the Han Dynasty gather.

Huo Hai suddenly remembered that sentence.

How high a position is considered high?

Huo Hai always felt that he didn't want to be an official at all and had been resisting promotion, so he moved very slowly.

But when I turned around, there was nothing to climb behind me.

When Huo Guang used all kinds of excuses to separate from the family and live on his own, Huo Hai began to re-evaluate his past.

At the beginning, after the eldest brother Huo Qubing showed his amazing talent for war, he immediately broke up with his uncle Wei Qing.

This is the same reason why Huo Guang is now separating from the Huo family.

Huo Hai has been reviewing this matter these days, thinking about whether he has done well enough.

It would have been fine if Princess Wei Chang hadn't asked, but after she asked, Huo Hai really fell into deep thought.

Princess Wei Chang felt from the look on Huo Hai's brow that Huo Hai was really starting to think about the problem, so she put down the teacup and waved to a servant.

The servant brought the tea bottle.

Princess Wei Chang poured the water while saying, "The new thing developed by the Institute of Glass Research is a double-layer glass that can insulate, and a mirror-like coating on the outside that can reflect heat, which can keep the water in the pot warm for a long time. The student who designed it said that it was designed based on the principle of your thermos cup."

Huo Hai took a look at the thermos woven from bamboo strips and the lining that seemed to be coated with silver.

Princess Wei Chang saw Huo Hai turning his head to pay attention to the new things, and asked with a smile: "What should I pay attention to when using this thermos bottle?"

Huo Hai said casually: "Be careful not to throw a whole piece of rock candy in there. Even though it looks heavy and thick, the rock candy can penetrate the bottom whether it falls head-on or slides down."

Theoretically, the metal thermos cup used by Huo Hai is too expensive and difficult to promote on a large scale. However, the technology of making the inner liner of a water bottle into the shape of a cup liner can be easily promoted and is also cheap.

Princess Wei Chang: "You invented glass. It turns out you know it best."

Huo Hai: "Strictly speaking, it was not invented by me. The swordsmiths in the Warring States period practiced with countless pieces of glass."

Princess Wei Chang: "They are all minor details. You are the one who brought the new business reform to where it is today. If there are any problems, you must be the one who knows them best."

Huo Hai looked up in astonishment: "Do you think I'm thinking about the new business reform?"

Princess Wei Chang was puzzled.

Is not it?

Huo Hai held Princess Wei Chang's hand and said, "I'm sorry to have made you worry. I haven't encountered any problems. I'm just thinking about the little things at home."

Princess Wei Chang suddenly realized: "Xijun is already a grown-up girl. If it were a girl of this age from an ordinary family, her child would be five or six years old."

Huo Hai was stunned for a moment and didn't say anything, "I didn't think about that."

Because what Huo Hai was thinking about at the beginning was more important, that was the lives of all the members of the Huo family.

Huo Hai realized one thing: Huo Guang, the purest political creature with the strongest political sense, actually openly wanted to split up the family.

It must have smelled something.

Huo Guang sensed danger.

You know, if Huo Guang jumped out to lead the parliament to seize power and made such a fuss, he would be suspected.

Even if it meant risking Liu Che's possible distrust, Huo Guang had to make the cut in a fair and open manner.

In fact, the answer lies in the riddle.

The purpose of Huo Guang's riddle is "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

After going around in circles, the final answer to the riddle is still this sentence, 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket'.

For ordinary families, they should put their assets together to increase their ability to resist risks.

But for the Huo family, it was simply a mountain of silk and satin. After a spark, the silk and satin would become a hundred times more flammable than the most flammable firewood.

Instantly turned into ashes.

Huo Guang, I have already seen sparks.

Although the spark was not in the warehouse, or even in the courtyard of the warehouse building.

But Mars entered the gate of the Huo Mansion.

Therefore, Huo Guang insisted on leaving, carrying some ordinary cloth.

The reason is not just that he is afraid that the Huo family’s destruction will implicate him.

It is also possible that he was the source of the fire.

There are so many silks and satins, who can tell which one will catch fire first?
What this matter ultimately came down to was that Huo Guang did not trust Liu Che.

Because Huo Guang had already seen through the truth that Liu Che was a purely political creature.

On the contrary, Huo Hai almost forgot about this matter after a long time.

At this time, Huo Hai already had a plan in mind.

Princess Wei Chang looked at Liu Xijun who was walking around outside with Huo Yan in her arms and playing with the child, and then spoke again: "I will go to the palace tomorrow and talk to my father again, asking him to decree the marriage."

Huo Hai squeezed Princess Wei Chang's hand and said, "Is this really necessary?"

Princess Wei Chang: "She is already twenty years old. If she didn't want to, why would she wait so long? If you didn't want to, you would have driven her away long ago."

Huo Hai: "I just simply don't want to disobey the order."

Princess Wei Chang: "Okay, let's put it this way. Tomorrow I will tell father that it was his will that caused you to not dare to disobey it, and also delayed a grown girl like Xijun. Let father solve this problem quickly."

Huo Hai had no choice but to say, “Okay, let’s put it this way.”

After saying that, Huo Hai stared out the door in a daze again. This time, he was really thinking carefully about what he was going to do next.

At this time, Princess Wei Chang suddenly said, "I seem to have seen this scene in a dream."

Huo Hai: "Really? I haven't had a dream for a long time."

The younger you are, the more you should dream. An average person at the age of 23 should have one beautiful dream after another.

But Huo Hai’s life is one beautiful dream after another, so he no longer dreams at night.

……

At the court meeting, Liu Che was not in a good mood.

He wanted to publicly grant a marriage between Huo Hai and Liu Xijun.

It has been delayed for so many years, it would be immoral to delay it any further.

It’s not that there is no gossip in Chang’an City, and it actually has a very bad impact.

And Huo Guang is even more high-spirited today.

After the proposal to allow parliament to have partial legislative power was put forward, this matter became the most discussed topic in the court parliament, Chang'an and even the entire Han Dynasty.

Huo Guang is now Guanglu Doctor.

Guanglu Dafu was equivalent to Zhongdafu in the Warring States Period. It was changed to Guanglu Dafu during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han. Its rank was equivalent to that of a 2,000-stone official. It was responsible for consulting and responding to requests. It was subordinate to Guanglu Xun.

If we talk about the meaning of this official position in detail, it is responsible for the management of discussions.

When there was no Guanglu Dafu, all officials who gave advice were under the jurisdiction of Yushi Dafu.

When there was a Guanglu Dafu, this kind of work had to go through the hands of the Guanglu Dafu.

So this position is actually very important.

He often had a say in court meetings.

Huo Guang caused quite a stir this month because of his two proposals: more investment in development of developed regions and partial legislative power for parliament.

This directly caused a turmoil in the meeting, and a large number of people followed Huo Guang and spoke out.

There was a feeling that Huo Guang had become the brightest star in the court.

The person who replaced him was, of course, Huo Hai.

Today, Huo Guang is confident that he can secure some legislative power for the parliament.

In this case, it will definitely be the front-page headline of tomorrow's Dahan Daily.

The public opinion for the next month is all here.

Huo Guang actually didn't want to push things forward so quickly.

His goal is to keep the spotlight on the issue and let all the rich people in the world know that Huo Guang is now the leader of small and medium-sized businessmen.

But when he walked into the court today, Huo Guang felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere there.

Some military officers seemed to be rubbing their hands in anticipation. After all this time, were they actually going to start a war? Who were they going to fight? Was it time to take down the disrespectful Wei Man Joseon?
It doesn't seem right.

Huo Guang glanced at his ministers, trying to see who was causing trouble.

But it wasn't apparent.

Soon Huo Guang noticed that Liu Che looked unhappy.

Could it be that something big happened in the court and I don’t know about it?
Soon, the truth came to light.

Liu Che: "I grant you the marriage of Princess Liu Xijun and Grand Minister of Agriculture Huo Hai."

The ministers first thought about who Liu Xijun was.

Then I took it for granted.

Liu Xijun has lived with Huo Hai for several years, and everyone is not blind, so there is nothing strange about this.

Then everyone reacted: Ah?
Huo Hai is the princess of Shang!
Is it really because he is so good that he must marry a royal woman?

Huo Hai expressed his gratitude immediately.

Liu Che got annoyed when he saw Huo Hai: "Okay, you can go and do your work. It's very important to set up universal education. Go and do it quickly. There's no need to stay in the court and waste time."

Huo Hai did not move his feet, but bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to report today."

All the civil and military officials turned to look at Huo Hai.

Does Huo Hai have a memorial?
Huo Hai also took the initiative to discuss things at the court meeting?

Every proposal put forward by Huo Hai was aimed at changing the entire Han Dynasty, but each time he made suggestions passively.

There are very few things that Huo Hai actually takes the initiative to bring up.

Not even once in the past few years.

Of course, the main reason is that Huo Hai has not been in Chang'an in recent years.

But today Huo Hai made a report, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

What Huo Hai proposed must be very important, so important that it is beyond belief.

Everyone perked up.

Liu Che looked at Huo Hai and felt strange. Huo Hai actually had something to say?
After thinking for a while, Liu Che said: "In this case, your matter will be discussed last. Do you have any memorials?"

At this time Huo Guang was in a dilemma.

Whether or not I should take action.

If I take action, what if my plan succeeds but is overshadowed by what my second brother proposed?
However, I have been planning for so long and I am just a little bit away. If I raise my hand today, there will definitely be enough people following me and this should be possible. Do I have to change the time and wait another month?

Some things have to be struck while the iron is hot. If things have been around for a long time, have become fixed and have cooled, then they can no longer be hammered.

Huo Guang thought to himself: Parliament is now the largest political stage, the most dazzling, and all businessmen's eyes are focused here. There should be nothing that attracts more attention than this, right?

Still have to go!

Everyone else was reporting back, and Huo Guang was in no hurry to speak first.

"Your Majesty, there has been some special weather in the west of the Huai River recently. According to the research institute, it was not cold enough when the rain fell from the sky, so it rained instead of snowing. However, the temperature was very cold after it landed, so the rain froze immediately after it fell."

"This phenomenon is called freezing rain by the research institute."

"After the freezing rain, it was difficult to clean the ground, making the roads slippery and impossible to walk on, let alone transport goods. As a result, food prices in the cities in this area began to soar."

Liu Che thought for a moment and asked, "Does the research institute have a solution?"

There is no such problem in rural areas. After all, everyone has stored food, and there has been no shortage of food for several years. People living in cities do not have the habit of hoarding food. It is really difficult to solve the problem when food prices skyrocket in a short period of time.

The reporting officer shook his head.

No one had ever seen such a situation before, so there was nothing they could do.

At this time, most people would only look at Huo Hai.

Those who have just entered the court and already know the new knowledge do not necessarily look at Huo Hai. Instead, they think for themselves to see if there is any way to solve the current dilemma in the knowledge they have learned.

Most people who have been in the court for a long time know that if anyone can solve this kind of problem, it is Huo Hai.

Liu Che saw that everyone was looking at Huo Hai, so he had no choice but to look over.

There is no way. Freezing rain is something I have never heard of before. Although we have learned it now and everyone understands the principle as soon as we hear it, it is a phenomenon that is rarely encountered, so everyone still doesn’t quite understand how to deal with it.

Huo Hai: "They are hoarding essential supplies, raising prices and disrupting the market. They should be arrested, their homes confiscated and their heads executed."

At the scene, almost everyone was doing business, and when they heard Huo Hai say this, everyone was frightened.

Who hasn’t done the thing of hoarding goods and waiting for prices to go up?
Directly confiscate the property and execute the person? !

However, the Han Dynasty had so many beheadings in the past, so it seems not wrong to say that this practice of hoarding goods to make a fortune from disasters is worthy of beheading.

But isn’t it too intense??

Liu Che: "It's hard to say whether to kill him or not, right?"

Huo Hai nodded: "Your Majesty, of course this law should be written down and then implemented, and it must be implemented quickly. The times are changing too fast now, and many things can no longer be fully covered by the original laws. It is imperative to promote new laws."

Everyone is nodding.

Huo Guang looked at everyone. It was because Huo Guang felt that the promotion of the new law was imperative that he proposed that the parliament have the right to discuss the law, thus completing his current accumulation of political reputation.

Liu Che: "That ice..."

Huo Hai: "Salt can melt ice. At present, the output of Qilu Sun-drying Salt Field is very large, but a large amount of salt water irrigation will cause salinization of the land, so it cannot be used on a large scale."

"However, it's just to create a main passage in the city to transport food, so it won't be a big problem."

When Liu Che heard that salt water could melt ice, he said, "Eunuch Wang, get some salt from the imperial kitchen."

Soon, the salt was brought over and sprinkled directly on the steps outside the Weiyang Palace.

Then everyone continued to discuss various topics.

When almost no one was discussing it anymore, Huo Guang stood up and said, "What the Minister of Agriculture said just now is right. The new law must be implemented."

"The discussion of new laws is a very complicated process. If the parliament is involved in this work, the efficiency will be greatly improved."

“Moreover, a large part of the new laws are related to the new business reform, and the parliament is actually composed of a large number of business representatives, so I once again propose that the parliament should have the right to discuss some of the laws.”

Liu Che: "Which part of the law is it?"

Huo Guang bowed and said, "All laws except military, etiquette, and religion."

In addition to this, it also includes many important things such as work, officials, and punishment.

If the parliament is qualified to discuss the law on officials, what is the difference between that and the parliament having some means of checking and balancing the court?
But no one was too vigilant about this.

Now we are the Han Dynasty. A lot of our proposals are not implemented based on whether they are harmful to ourselves or whose interests are harmed, but on whether they are beneficial and how much benefit they can bring to the Han Dynasty.

It is precisely because of Liu Che's strict laws over the years that, to this day, when Huo Guang directly interfered in the affairs of the Heavenly Officials, no one stood up to directly oppose it.

But this doesn't mean it will work.

Because Liu Che still needed the means to control the parliament.

Liu Che: "Recently, people have been discussing giving parliament the right to discuss laws, and everyone is paying close attention to this matter."

"I also think this is necessary. Otherwise, wouldn't a parliament without any rights be just empty talk?"

"But it is not easy to define which specific laws need to be discussed by the parliament, so... I agree to allow the parliament to have the right to discuss laws, but the specific ones to be discussed will be reviewed by me before being sent to the parliament."

Huo Guang was overjoyed, but remained calm: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Liu Che certainly wanted to use this method to control the parliament, but Huo Guang didn't care about this at all. What Huo Guang wanted was to get this thing done and then consolidate his identity as a leader of small and medium-sized merchants.

If you work in the court in this capacity for a long time, your say will definitely become more and more powerful in the future!

Everyone in the court looked at Huo Guang and then at Liu Che.

In fact, many people in the court had been persuaded and were ready to take sides. Unexpectedly, His Majesty agreed as soon as the matter was raised.

I don't have to stand up myself.

But the benefits of getting this done are always there, and if I don't take sides, then won't I get any of the benefits at all?
Some people have stood up, but they have only spoken out in parliament or in private, and have not spoken out publicly in the court or in the newspapers.

Oops, it’s too late to stand up, I should hurry up!
Those who were more cunning looked at Huo Guang.

This should be what Huo Guang did on purpose.

There were enough people who stood up and the momentum was strong enough, so Liu Che agreed. After all, Liu Che established the parliament for use, not just for fun.

Most people stand up in order to share the benefits, not because they really think this is a good thing.

But Huo Guang took advantage of the time difference and got things done, but most of the people who stood up did not actually get much benefit.

All the benefits went to him.

Guanglu Dafu, he is quite capable.

In fact, Guanglu Dafu was already a very high official position. If the current court was regarded as a nine-rank system, it would at least be a third rank.

The fourth rank basically refers to high-ranking officials in various places, and the third rank refers to the reserve forces of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers.

Many people in the court began to pay attention to Huo Guang.

It seems that Huo Guang is not only fast and accurate in his attack, but his technique is also first-rate.

Huo Guang must have specifically considered raising this matter.

It just so happened that there was a court meeting right after the matter fermented, so there was no need to wait for the Grand Council to provide a stage for more people to perform, nor to delay the court meeting a few more times to ferment. It just happened to be done in this time.

Many people have contributed, or started to call for help, but have not yet gotten in and have not received any benefits.

After the matter was settled, Huo Guang felt relieved.

What important thing can my second brother come up with that is more important than this?

Liu Che: "Who else needs to discuss?"

"No? Huo Hai, tell me."

Huo Hai stepped forward and said, "As I take up the post of Minister of Agriculture, I want to develop the economy of the Han Dynasty and comprehensively implement the new business reforms throughout the Han Dynasty."

"But the new business reform cannot be implemented unless one problem is solved."

Everyone looked at Huo Hai.

The new business reform is imperative and must succeed. Everyone’s interests are tied to the new business reform, so how can it fail?
What problem cannot be achieved without being solved? This problem must be solved!

Huo Hai: "The registered population of Chang'an at the end of last year was 2.8 million. There were 2,130 murders last year."

When this was said, no one cared.

To be honest, duels were popular among the Han people. With a population of more than two million, it was normal for about two thousand people to die each year.

This is still considered a small number. Fortunately, now everyone is educated and has moral principles. Even if there is a dispute, most of the time it is just verbal attacks, and few people will directly draw a knife regardless of reason.

Otherwise, why would there be only more than 2,000 cases?

Huo Hai: "Everyone may think it's normal, but 2,130 cases occurred and Jingzhao Yin needed to investigate, collect evidence, and maintain the scene. However, Jingzhao Yin was completely short of manpower, which resulted in 84 schools suspending classes for a total of 1,530 days last year."

Huo Hai looked up and said, "Most of these schools have 300 to 700 students. Let's assume the average is 500, which means 500 students have been delayed for 1,530 days. In total, 750,000 days have been wasted."

"If these days were calculated as money, thirty days would be worth three thousand dollars, and one hundred dollars a day, which would be a loss of seventy-five million dollars."

"This is just the time lost. The occurrence of these murders, including the damage caused by the investigation, has directly and indirectly caused economic losses to these schools of up to 900 million yuan."

No one understands.

Huang Ba stood up and said, "Excuse me, Lord Huo, how come the direct loss from suspending classes is 75 million, but the indirect loss is as high as 900 million?"

Huo Hai: "Who are you?"

Huang Ba: "I am the champion of the second imperial examination, Huang Ba."

Huang Ba was very young, only about seventeen or eighteen years old.

Huo Hai felt that the name sounded familiar, as if he had spoken during the last discussion on attacking Weiman Joseon.

The more I think about this man's name, the more familiar it sounds. He must have been a high-ranking official in history.

Huo Hai: "Think about it, how many of these delayed students are children? How panicked would the children be if they found out someone around them was killed? In addition, since classes were suspended and they had to stay at home, their parents had no choice but to go home to accompany their children."

"The shops near the school used to have good business every day, and the restaurants and teahouses also had good business, but with the suspension of classes, they all went out of business."

"So, is that more than 900 million?"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment; they had never expected the impact to be so huge.

Huo Hai continued: "This is just the school. Of the more than 2,000 murders, only a few dozen occurred in schools or near schools. Last year's murders caused eight clinics to close for 58 days. It is estimated that at least 80 people died due to the lack of medical treatment due to the closure of the clinics."

"In addition to medical clinics, there are also vegetable markets, restaurants, hotels, post stations, inns, and even warehouses and docks that will be closed."

“You can think about the indirect economic impact.”

All the officials frowned.

This account cannot be settled. If it is settled, there will be a huge hole!

Huo Hai: "In addition to murder cases, there are also economic cases, such as theft, robbery, and armed robbery. Not to mention these vicious cases, there are also various forms of coercion and fraud. In addition to economic cases, there are also..."

"Jingzhao Yin simply doesn't have that many people to handle it."

"When I was a lieutenant in Chang'an, there weren't many yamen runners and clerks. They were all seconded soldiers from the army. However, the Han Dynasty law stipulates that mobilizing more than 200 troops without reason is considered treason."

"It was only because of a reason that everyone allowed me to transfer."

"But, outside of Chang'an, is it possible in other places? Local governments also frequently mobilize soldiers from all over the country to enter the city?"

Who could have predicted that someone would rebel against that thing?
Huo Hai continued: "In addition to criminal cases, there are also cases at sea and on the river."

"Last year, the Han Dynasty paid a total of 37 billion in taxes on maritime trade."

"But in fact, based on the volume of goods flowing through, the figure should be around 70 billion, which means that half of the people do not pay taxes."

"Last year, Changan had an average of 20 express train hits and more than 300 handcart hits and car hits every day. There were 2.7 train hits and car hits every day."

"Last year, there were a total of 124,412 fires recorded in Chang'an City. More than 3,000 of them occurred on New Year's Eve alone. This is after counting. We don't know how many there were without counting."

"Last year, there were 835 robberies in Chang'an..."

Huo Hai told one story after another.

Everyone's face darkened.

(End of this chapter)