The arrival of the two of them heralds the official end of the horse-traveling affair.

In the history books, there is also a special mention of the horse riding in the rivers and lakes.

Of course, what was recorded were things that were extremely beneficial to Zhao Changqing's reputation. After all, the Wei Dynasty court with him now had a say, and those historians would not take the risk of offending him to vilify or record the "horse treading the rivers and lakes" incident.

Something negative.

Even the Lingnan Rebellion was recorded by historians as an incident where bandits from Green Forest Road gathered to rebel and massacred the people.

Although this is also true, it is not much different.

And the incident of Ma Treading Jianghu was also called by later generations as Wei State's largest anti-gang operation and the largest number of personnel employed.

From then on, whenever a new king of the Wei State came to power, he would first imitate the feats of Emperor Zhao Changqing in eradicating crime and evil.

Zhao Changqing summoned Zhao Yun and Xiao Yuming at the Xuanzheng Hall, and listened to them explain in detail the follow-up to the action, which made him very satisfied.

First, Xiao Yuminghui reported: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the matters in Lingnan have basically been resolved. The people who were bewitched by the Taoist sect have gradually driven away the fog in their hearts and awakened their minds, and they are no different from ordinary people.

This time, it is indeed an eye-opener for the general to see the various magical powers of people in the Taoist sect."

Zhao Changqing nodded and said with a smile: "Our queen of the Great Wei Kingdom is now a member of the Taoist sect. In the future, when encountering disputes in the rivers and lakes, she can communicate with the Taoist sect first, and the Taoist sect will come forward to cooperate with the court to resolve the disputes in the rivers and lakes."

Jianghu is all about Jianghu.

This is a very good way.

Xiao Yuming smiled but said nothing.

Of course he knew that the woman who was now the Queen of Wei Kingdom was from the Taoist sect, so he praised the Taoist sect's methods.

For these ministers in the Wei court, as long as the Taoists do not harm the country, there is no problem in giving them the reputation of the state religion or some practical rights.

But they are all outstanding people, and their eyes will never allow such things as religion harming the country.

In fact, having said that, if Zhao Changqing did not have a system and could not summon some historical figures from previous lives to help him, then this Xiao Yuming should be the general who revitalized the Great Wei Kingdom.

With his own power, he can ensure that the Wei State will not be destroyed in the dispute between major powers.

They are the ‘Yue Fei, Guo Ziyi’ and others of this world.

Zhao Yun also reported the results of his battle to Zhao Changqing. He said: "Your Majesty, after you return to the capital, you will follow your will and encircle the territory of Wei State. There will be basically no delays on the way, because wherever you go

Everywhere, no matter the aristocratic family or the Jianghu forces, they all expressed their awe and belief in the imperial court."

Zhao Changqing nodded when he heard this and said: "To be more practical, where is the money?"

Zhao Yun cupped his fists and said, "Report to Your Majesty that the general is incompetent and has only received 30,000 taels of silver."

"Thirty million taels?" Zhao Changqing frowned and said, "How can it be so little?"

Zhao Yundao: "Those aristocratic families have expressed their respect for the imperial court. The general can't find any reason to confiscate their homes... so..."

Zhao Changqing sighed and said: "Forget it, 30 million taels, just 30 million taels! This money no longer needs to be turned over to my private and national treasury, it will all be handed over to He Shen, who is responsible for building Luoyang City, and told him,

Even if this money is given to him, he will have to decide how to use it, and the court will not ask any questions."

It’s so clear. He Shen should understand what it means, right?

This is just free money. No matter what, if you have 30 million taels, you still have to be greedy for several million taels, right?

The requirements are not high, as long as you are greedy.

What Zhao Changqing needs most now is the stupidity value, and then use the stupidity value to quickly summon some beauties and corrupt officials, and then use them to earn more stupidity points.

Heshen alone is not enough, you have to rely on other things to earn mediocre points.

As for how to make money?

Zhao Changqing already had a plan in mind.

He deliberately summoned the top officials of the six ministries, Zhuge Liang, Cao Shen and others, to the Xuanzheng Hall, and told them his thoughts, "I have decided to build a military base in Qingzhou, north of Yanyun, and Lingnan and Jiangnan.

Build the longest river in history, and this river will be called a canal."

As for why the canal was built, Zhao Changqing did not give a reason.

You can't tell them that you are doing this to earn mediocrity points, right?

Thinking about how Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built the canal and was criticized miserably by the people of the world, he was happy and felt happy.

Nothing feels better than this.

Everyone was shocked when they heard that the emperor actually wanted to build the Grand Canal running from north to south.

How courageous a generation of emperors must be to dare to make such a decision?

Yes, they didn't think about whether this move was foolish at first. What they thought about was entirely the benefits of this decision.

Build a canal!

It can also facilitate some military operations by penetrating the interests of the north and the south. Moreover, once such a huge canal is successfully constructed, Wei's economy will inevitably rise to several levels.

Among other things, hundreds of thousands or even millions of people on the shore can live a good life because of this canal.

Once time passes, the canal's impact on the country will never be the smallest.

All in all, this is something that has more pros than cons.

If it had been in the past, such as when Zhao Changqing had just ascended the throne, and he had said that he wanted to build a canal, the civil and military officials would definitely not have agreed.

Because at that time, Wei State had experienced a year-long war, suffered a lot, and had exhausted all the money in the national treasury.

If we build canals again, where will the money come from?

But things are different now. Since the horse came to the world, the country has more money.

And there are countless of them.

As for the money spent on building the canal, it is not a problem at all.

And now that the whole country is united, building the canal is absolutely out of the question.

Coupled with His Majesty's unparalleled appeal, he can easily recruit countless people among the people.

Therefore, after hearing the emperor's words, these ministers did not object, but agreed very much. Although they were discussing the matter, the content of the discussion was all about the benefits of building the canal.

This left Zhao Changqing confused.

He heard everyone's discussion and felt that the script he got today was not quite right.

Shouldn't the real script be that everyone opposes it, and then oneself overcome all difficulties and act arbitrarily?

He couldn't help it anymore and said to them: "Don't you have anything to say?"

However, the next second, their ministers were completely confused by their answers.

"Your Majesty, I think that building the canal will benefit the country and the people, and it is a pioneering work in the prosperous times. I will definitely support your Majesty and assist your majesty in completing the construction of the canal."

"Your Majesty, I second the proposal! Building the canal is a move that benefits the country and the people!"

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal..."

After hearing their answers, Zhao Changqing once thought there was something wrong with his ears.

He looked at Zhuge Liang, but he did not expect that his answer would be the same, "Your Majesty, now that our country of Wei is rich and powerful, I feel that it is the right time to build the Grand Canal. However, I suggest that we should wait until the spring of next year to gather the people from all over the world for construction.

Firstly, it is because there are undercurrents surging between the countries. If there is no external trouble after the Three Emperors have formed an alliance, it will not be too late to build the canal. Secondly, now that the cold winter is approaching, it is really not conducive to start building the canal.

Therefore, I would like to implore Your Majesty to start building the canal after the beginning of spring."

He frowned and looked at Cao Shen again. However, Cao Shen's answer almost made him vomit blood, "Your Majesty, I think what Prime Minister Zhuge said is reasonable."

All right...

Zhao Changqing couldn't stand it anymore.

What happened today was completely beyond his expectation.

So, here comes the problem.

Does this canal still need to be repaired?

Zhao Changqing looked at everyone, thought about it, and felt that it was still necessary to build the canal.

They are not opposed to the construction of the canal now, but they must not know how much manpower, material and financial resources will be consumed once the canal is built.

Once the construction of the canal starts, these people will definitely regret that they did not persuade me not to build the canal in the first place.

Yes, my decision was absolutely foolish.
Chapter completed!