The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 732 Impeachment
Ji County.

Du Yu had just laid down when he heard hurried footsteps outside.

"Mr. Du!"

The soldier guarding the door directly stopped the man.

The man was the newly appointed prefect. The previous old prefect could not stand Du Yu's harassment and took the initiative to resign. Cao Mao, considering that the man was older, transferred him to Jizhou to serve as a county governor. There were not many things to do there, so it was suitable for an official like him.

The newly appointed county magistrate was none other than Yan Wen, who had been withdrawn from Dunhuang.

Yan Wen's face was full of sorrow at this moment.

When he was withdrawn from Dunhuang and was told that he would be transferred to the Central Plains, he was so happy. Finally, when he was told that he would be the prefect of Ji County, he was even more overjoyed. He was at the feet of the emperor!

As a result, after arriving here, I discovered that Ji County accounted for more than half of the projects in the entire Sili area!

The Minister of Works is stationed here all the time, and the Minister of Revenue comes to visit from time to time. The most frightening thing is that the Minister of Justice also comes from time to time.

Yan Wen no longer dared to be idle like before. He worked hard all day long and did not dare to delay.

Du Yu sighed deeply, then sat up and said, "Let him in!"

After hearing his words, the soldier gave up his position.

Du Yu put on his fine clothes and lit a candle, and Yan Wen stood before him according to the scripture, maintaining a polite manner.

Du Yu was quite helpless.

"Mr. Yan, didn't I tell you that if it's not a very important matter, you can just give the order yourself and don't need to ask me."

Du Yu had some opinions about the new county magistrate.

This person is actually capable, hardworking, and has a good personality. The only problem is that he really has no sense of responsibility.

No matter what happens, you should ask yourself first and make the decision yourself.

He absolutely dared not decide anything on his own.

I was afraid that if something went wrong, I would have to find trouble with him.

Yan Wen quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Mr. Du, something big happened today!"

“I really don’t dare to make a decision!”

"Oh?"

"Today, many people from all over the country requested to leave."

"On this day alone, the number of people has exceeded 6,000!"

Yan Wen looked quite frightened, but Du Yu burst into laughter when he heard it.

"Isn't this a good thing? Why are you so panicked?"

Yan Wen's eyes widened. This was a project, and the person had escaped. Was this considered a good thing?
Du Yu said, "Your Majesty, you have implemented benevolent policies and have dispensed with mental calculations. Most of those who wish to leave have found ways to make a living, so they no longer need to work for the court. We initially summoned these people out of necessity. Now that they can earn their livings on their own, isn't that wonderful?"

Yan Wen was a little embarrassed.

Of course, he knew the purpose of this work-for-relief program, and he also knew why the people were in a hurry to leave.

The government's work-for-relief policy this time is not a compulsory policy, but a public welfare act.

This is definitely not corvee labor. In other words, it is corvee labor that keeps you from starving to death.

The government will not give these people money, but it will ensure that they have enough food to eat and that they can keep their families from starving to death. Of course, this is all it can do.

Du Yu had no way of saying that these people could become wealthy by working for the government. If the government had this ability, would they even need to confiscate their property?

It was impossible to even feed them enough, they could only barely make ends meet.

If they had other jobs, jobs that were easier but could also support their families, they would never leave their families and come here to work for the temple.

Yan Wen said, "Lord Du, if we continue like this, won't there be no one available to work on the many projects ahead? We've only just completed half of the water conservancy project, what are we going to do with the rest? We can't just give up halfway!"

Du Yu was confident about this. "You don't have to worry about these things. Just remember, if the people voluntarily ask to leave, approve it. If there are people who want to join, don't hesitate too much."

"The water conservancy issue can be delayed, but it cannot delay their own affairs."

Yan Wen agreed.

The two chatted for a while before Yan Wen said goodbye and left.

After Yan Wen left, Du Yu couldn't sleep. He sat down at his desk and started writing a memorial.

Although this exemption from mental arithmetic is very risky, judging from the situation Du Yu has seen so far, it is still an absolutely benevolent policy!
Even those workers who complained and looked helpless every day stopped complaining when they heard the news. They were like they were given an injection of chicken blood and worked even harder.

Your Majesty has destroyed a huge mountain that was weighing on the people.

Du Yu carefully wrote a memorial to Cao Mao before going to bed.

The next day, Du Yu got up early and asked someone to deliver the memorial to the Taiji Hall, while he himself went to inspect various places.

Empty campsites appeared in many places.

This is because a large number of workers left.

But Du Yu was not panicked at all and had a smile on his face.

He visited seven construction sites, six of which were for digging canals and only one was for building a reservoir.

Looking at the water wheels on the farmland in the distance, Du Yu couldn't help but chuckle.

In this way, in two years, Ji County will no longer be the Ji County it is today.

Not only here, but construction is going on everywhere in Wei!
The Wei Dynasty was at its peak, so some civil engineering work wouldn't be a big deal.

By the fifth year of Ganlu, the entire country would have undergone tremendous changes.

Cao Mao sat in the upper seat, and Cao Wen sat on his lap.

"I~~"

Cao Mao pointed at himself and spoke softly.

"Wow~~"

Little Cao Wen also pointed at himself in a very professional manner.

Cao Mao pointed at him again, "You."

When Cao Wen saw his finger, he was overjoyed and quickly grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth.

This made Cao Mao laugh and cry.

"You little brat, why do you want to take a bite of everything?"

He looked at the seven or eight teeth in Cao Wen's mouth and couldn't help laughing again.

When Yang Zong walked into the hall, he saw this heartwarming scene. Yang Zong couldn't help but hug the prince. The prince was very interested in the old man's beard and pulled it curiously.

Yang Zong just laughed.

He handed the child to a palace maid beside him, then looked at Cao Mao and said, "Your Majesty, Liu Yi is here again."

Cao Mao said "oh".

Ever since Cao Mao assigned this guy to the Censorate, he started to take action against officials at all levels.

This guy's ability in governing is a little lacking, but when it comes to criticizing others, oh no, his moral character is very upright!

There were indeed not many people under Cao Mao's command who dared to criticize the ministers and the local nobles. There was only one person, Zhong Hui, but it would be nice if Zhong Hui didn't criticize them.

This guy is different. He doesn't care about appearance. He even dares to impeach Zhong Hui.

He felt that the people in the supervisory agencies were not honest enough and often treated children from wealthy families differently.

Even Wei Shu was impeached by him.

Anyway, the effect was very significant, and the capital was in awe for a while.

This guy doesn't seem like someone who's selling his integrity for fame, because he's offended so many people. If he just wanted to be famous, there's no need to offend so many people.
Considering the people he has offended now, it is questionable how long he can hold this position.

Cao Mao waved his hand and said, "Let him in."

Liu Yi frowned and walked into the hall hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, I wish to impeach the Protector of the Qiang, General Guo Ze!"

Cao Mao was stunned. "Mr. Guo is indeed a gentleman. What could possibly be impeached about him?"

"Guo Ze has repeatedly interfered in Yongliang government affairs, favoring the mixed Hu people and lacking moral integrity! Because he is a former minister of Your Majesty, local officials dare not submit an impeachment memorial and can only speak out in private!"

"Your Majesty, I know he is your close minister, but as a close minister, he should never make mistakes!!"

Liu Yi then provided corresponding evidence.

These are documents from local officials. Although they do not explicitly accuse Guo Ze, they record some of Guo Ze's inappropriate behavior.

This included preventing officials from driving away the gathered Hu people, sending people to search and confiscate merchants' belongings, and distributing their belongings to the Hu people.

Cao Mao glanced at him a few times and then sneered.

"I dare not say anything about others, but Guo Ze would never do such a thing."

"Your Majesty, can you govern the affairs of the world according to your own preferences?"

Cao Mao looked at Yang Zong.

"It just so happens that there is nothing important happening in the imperial court, so I have some free time. I plan to go to the Chang'an Palace to check on the local situation."

"It's been a while since we started educating the Qiang and Hu people. You can go and prepare."

Yang Zong hurriedly agreed.

Just as they were about to leave, Cao Mao said, "By the way, keep everything simple. Just have General Yin lead the troops to escort them. Officials from all over the country are not allowed to come out to greet them. We must not delay farming!"

"only!!"

Cao Mao has always wanted to travel around the world.

It is not for tourism, but to see the conditions in different places with one’s own eyes, and also to provide incentives and punishments at the local level.

The emperor's travels were extremely important. If they were to be carried out in a grand manner, with special roads built along the way and thousands or even tens of thousands of people traveling together, it would be the end of the country.

But if they just travel to various places with simple specifications, check local changes, and provide incentives and punishments, then that is the government's act of strengthening its control over the local areas.

In fact, the places Cao Mao most wanted to go to were Shu and Wu.

But given the current situation, I'm afraid I still can't go. Cao Mao can't leave Luoyang too far and must stay within a certain range.

"After I leave, many matters will be handed over to Shangshu Ling Wang Chang!"

Just a few days later, Cao Mao's caravan left Luoyang in a mighty procession.

Cao Mao did not bring too many officials with him, not even Zhang Hua, but only some of the eunuchs.

Cao Mao had no idea about education at the moment. Although Emperor Xiaowen's reforms proved that it could indeed work, the two eras were completely different. Cao Mao didn't know whether it would succeed. If it didn't succeed, he could only consider other means.

In addition, Cao Mao was also very curious about Guo Ze's affairs.

Mr. Guo is an honest man. What on earth would force him to send people to search and confiscate the merchants' property?
(End of this chapter)