Eastern Jin Invincible Iron Army

Chapter 262

In the Xianyang Hall of the Jiankang Imperial Palace in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the emperor Sima Dan still looked sick and half-dead, and the officials had long been accustomed to this appearance.Chu Suanzi acted on behalf of Sima Dan to exercise the power of supervising the country.Facing all the ministers in the hall, Chu Suanzi talked eloquently: "How long can the official warehouse grain reserves last?"

"Report to the Empress Dowager, report to Your Majesty!" said Han Kangbo (Ji Han Bo), then Minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, "Originally, the grain in the official warehouse was enough to support the next summer harvest (there are two rice crops in the south of the Yangtze River), but recently the people have gone crazy. The rush to buy, the official warehouse is really a bit unbearable, even if the price has been increased by [-]%, it is still frenzied."

Han Bo is Yin Hao's nephew, named Kang Bo.As we all know, the official style in the Jin Dynasty was quite corrupt.He Zeng's father and son eclipsed tens of thousands of dollars, and scandals such as Shi Chong and Wang Kai's fight for wealth all happened in that era.Under that kind of environment and conditions, honest and self-reliant officials are even rarer than aliens, but Han Kangbo is neither corrupt nor bribery, which is really commendable.

"Official granaries are the lifeblood of the imperial court, especially at this time. They must not be missed." Chu Suanzi said: "The year of the ox is approaching, and the common people also need to hoard food for the New Year. If it causes panic among the common people, it may not be a blessing for the community. Food prices must be stabilized, and people's hearts must be stabilized... In this way, I will send a letter to each family, and each family must contribute a little bit to tide over the difficulties and have a good year!"

Shang Shu Ling Wang Shu said: "Nowadays, the grain market is in short supply. It seems that the people from the north are rushing to buy it. They can eat as much grain as they put in. The price of grain has risen by nearly a quarter in one month. Now the high-quality rice grain has been sold for thousands of dollars. Qian Yishi... this... I am afraid that every family wants to make a profit and will not understand the difficulties of the court."

In the Qin and early Han Dynasties, Shangshu was a subordinate official of the Shaofu, and a minister who served the emperor. Together with Shangguan, Shangyi, Shangshi, Shangyu, and Shangxi, they were collectively called Liushang, because they were in charge of sending and receiving in the palace. or enlightenment) documents and keep pictures, so it is called Shangshu.At present, the Shangshu is in charge of government affairs, and the two provinces under the Zhongshu ﹑ are separated to divide their powers.However, Shang Shu Ling and Pu She (sound page) are still the heads of the national administrative departments, known as Duan You and Duan Fu, and their status is higher than that of Zhong Shu Jian, Ling He and Shi Zhong. In fact, Shang Shu Ling in the Eastern Jin Dynasty is an anonymous prime minister. Because of the Zhongshu and the division of power under the sect, this Shangshuling is far less powerful than the prime minister.

"This..." Chu Suanzi said: "This Palace is the master of Xie Shi. Xie Shi took out [-] shi, Chu took out [-] shi, Lu Qing, how much food can you Lu Lu take out for emergency?"

When Lu Na saw the situation, he knew that he couldn't escape, so he said, "Although Lu's property is more than that of Xie's, there are also more children in the family than Xie's. The cost is huge, and Lu's is willing to give [-] shi."

Chu Suanzi nodded, and suddenly said: "Wang Tanzhi announced the success of the envoy, and King Xia will go to Beijing to thank you soon. If you have merit, you will be rewarded. The palace intends to promote Wang Tanzhi to Zhongshu Sheren, and Secretary Lang is vacant." I don't know if Lu Qing has any good candidates to recommend one or two..."

Politics, to put it bluntly, is an exchange of interests.Lu Na used [-] shi of grain to stabilize grain prices, Chu Suanzi reciprocated, and immediately offered the official position of Secretary Lang in exchange.Although Secretary Lang is only a small official, he is a dignified and important position, and has always been the best way for the children of the gentry to get promoted.Lu Na is not hypocritical: "There is a way to promote the virtuous and not avoid relatives. I think the dog can live forever!"

Chu Suanzi said again: "Wang Qing, where is your Langya Wang family?"

Zhongshu ordered Wang Qia to say: "Our Wang family has a great cause, and we can donate 20 shi..."

Chu Suanzi nodded and said, "Very good!"

As the representatives of various courts expressed their opinions one after another, 200 million shi of grain appeared on the accounts of the Du branch.The nine-rank Zhongzheng system in history and the politics of the gentry clan are not all worthless.The soil for political survival of aristocrats can be formed mainly because of the turmoil in the world. Due to funding problems, the Taixue and Guozijian established by the imperial court have come to a standstill, and the national talent training mechanism has collapsed.However, the scholars cultivated by the major gentry clans first consider not the interests of the country, but the interests of the family, which makes the rule of the country fragmented, thus exacerbating this turmoil.

This seems to have entered a vicious circle.In this era, it is almost a dream to talk about unifying the world and centralizing power.It is not impossible for the central government to send officials to the localities, but the Eastern Jin court can directly affect only 72 counties in the eight counties of Xuyang, such as Hunan, Guang, Jiao, Ning, Jingxiang, and Liang Yi. Impassable.

On the surface, the areas actually controlled by the Eastern Jin Dynasty were 750 counties in the eleven prefectures of Henan, Xu, Yang, Jiang, Xiang, Ning, Jiao, Guang, Liang, Yi, and Jing. In fact, the Huan family directly controlled Jiang, Jing, Yisanzhou indirectly controls Liangzhou.The Xi family controlled Xuzhou, Qingzhou (overseas Chinese) and a part of Yangzhou, while the Xie family controlled Yuzhou and influenced Jingxiang.The strong stems and weak branches are now the complete opposite, putting the cart before the horse.

At this moment, the imperial court has limited control, but the status of prefectures and counties has become very hot.With the rise of the Huan clan of Qiaojun represented by Huan Wen, they gradually controlled the local power. Although Cheng Han was eliminated by the Eastern Jin Empire, the territory of the Eastern Jin Dynasty also added three states (the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty were divided into three, and Hanzhong in the north was changed to Liangzhou, Chengdu in the middle is still Yizhou, and the southern part and Jingzhou, Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan are changed to Ningzhou.) In fact, the imperial court did not get the slightest benefit. It's perfunctory.

Now the Eastern Jin court is actually an empty shelf, all the financial resources and materials are in the hands of the big clans, and Chu Suanzi is the mediator introduced by the big clans.

"The hearts and minds of the people are the sky, and the country is based on the people. Only when you have food in your hands can you not panic. Haha, I hope that the ministers can distinguish the priorities and not follow the law." Chu Suanzi's laughter suddenly subsided. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Do you think... this King Xia dares to go to Beijing to thank you? He won't play any tricks, will he?"

Lu Na respectfully said: "I report to the Queen Mother that King Xia's journey to the south has not been delayed, and the speed along the way is very fast. I'm afraid he has crossed the Huai River by now!"

"It's so good!" Chu Suanzi actually doesn't mind whether Gao Jingzong is sincere or not. Chu Suanzi only cares about whether Gao Jingzong can cure Sima Dan's illness. If he can save Sima Dan, she doesn't even mind Gao Jingzong's independent interview. Nan is called lonely and widowed.

"Oh...,..." Chu Suanzi stood up, walked back and forth in the hall for a few steps...suddenly stopped and said, "There seems to be some unrest in the south of the Huai River, King Wuling!"

"The minister is here!" Wuling King Sima Xi came out and said.

"I order you to protect King Xia all the way into Beijing!" Chu Suanzi said emphatically, "We must ensure King Xia's safety!"

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Gao Jingzong and his party were very fast. While Gao Jingzong led the army to the Northern Expedition, Gao Jingzong established a complete system of post stations along the way.Post station system Post station is a place in ancient China for food, lodging and horse exchange for people who pass on official documents and military information or on the way to and from officials.It can also be said that it is the artery of a country. If the post station is lost, it is tantamount to losing the function of blood transfusion, and the governments of various places will gradually become necrotic due to the loss of blood transfusion function.

(End of this chapter)