The first thousand four hundred and forty-seventh chapter is intoxicated
Of course, the bureaucracy has its flaws and problems.
However, their ability and efficiency are beyond doubt.
Especially, when there is a powerful king who controls their life, death, honor and disgrace, they are basically a cheating group.
In history, the bureaucracy of Qin Shihuang was famous throughout the ages.
Countless great projects such as the Great Wall and Qinzhidao are all masterpieces of Qin Shihuang's bureaucracy.
In this process, Qin Shihuang unified China by the way, and realized that the system of prefectures and counties was on the same track as the cars, and the books were in the same language.
Today's Han Dynasty bureaucracy is undoubtedly stronger than the bureaucracy of Qin Shihuang's period.
It's not that his abilities surpass those of his predecessors.
But its strength, organization and scale surpass those of its predecessors.
During the Qin Shi Huang period, how many bureaucrats were there in the world?
Even including the government officials, is there two million?
There should be none!
Nowadays, the Han Dynasty's county, township, Tingli, and county organizations are complete and powerful.
In the Guanzhong and Sanhe areas, for the first time, every township is equipped with a complete traveling and traveling system.
Everyone has corresponding officials.
Parading can even mobilize the militia organizations in the township to participate in or launch the encirclement, suppression and arrest of criminals.
In the Qin Dynasty, this was only possible in the core area of Guanzhong.
The pavilion chiefs and regular groups composed of a large number of retired officers/soldiers gave the grassroots organizations strong organizational and mobilization power.
Since the Battle of Mayi, all previous wars and various constructions have relied on the power of this system.
Naturally, there are no idiots or mediocre officials among the central officials who can control these grassroots forces.
Even if there is, they will be kicked out by others.
In fact, from the fourth year of Yuande to the present, the pressure of competition in the officialdom has become increasingly intense.
Don't you see, now, the chiefs of various offices in Jiuqing Yamen have basically been replaced?
The old bureaucratic forces have receded, and new bureaucratic forces have risen.
These people may have problems of one kind or another, but their abilities, knowledge, and methods must be among the best among their peers.
Therefore, after thinking carefully, the great agricultural minister Shang Rong bowed and said: "Your Majesty, since you want to build the Wei Cao River to connect Luoyang and build a ditch to the river, why not build the Hangou ditch and open up the Yangtze River?"
Hangou is a canal built by King Wu Fu Chai in the late Spring and Autumn Period for his dream of becoming a hegemon.
This canal is a symbol of Wu's hegemony, but because of this canal, Fu Chai died and his country was destroyed.
In a sense, Fu Chai is Yang Guang's predecessor.
But even though Fu Chai died, Hangou still existed and played a vital role.
However, at this time, Hangou still had a fatal flaw because it was a canal built during the Spring and Autumn Period, so various standards and technical indicators could no longer keep up with the development of the times.
Today, the function of Hangou is nothing more than a water conservancy channel.
Few people pay attention to it or elevate it to the level of connecting the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River.
If Liu Che remembers correctly, it was not until the Eastern Han Dynasty that the status of Hangou began to become prominent. However, at that time, Hangou was in disrepair, and the officials of the Eastern Han Dynasty were not strong enough. By the time of the Three Kingdoms, Sun Quan and Cao Cao had more control over Hangou.
A war broke out.
The war caused serious damage to this ditch, and the road was often cut off and almost buried by silt.
Fortunately, after Yiguan moved south, the Eastern Jin Dynasty paid attention to the role of Hangou and began to comprehensively renovate and construct it for the purpose of transporting grain and grass and for the northern expedition to the Central Plains.
And Hangou was re-planned and designed, using more new technologies and methods.
Nowadays, Hangou is not taken seriously by people.
It's just a ditch in the history books, just a symbol. Only local people and agricultural experts will notice it.
Liu Che shook his head and said to Shang Rong: "Ai Qing only knows one, but not the other. I know the benefits of Hangou, but now is not the time!"
Once work begins on Hangou, it means that the construction of the Sui-Tang Grand Canal will begin hundreds of years in advance.
The reason is very simple. If you connect the Hangou and the Chassis, the connection between the Huaihe River, the Yangtze River and the other major rivers will be opened.
At that time, the people, public opinion and society will all call for a grand canal connecting the north and the south!
The problem is that Liu Che does not have the financial resources and strength to do this now.
I don't dare to gamble on this matter.
In Liu Che's plan, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty's Grand Canal was of course a great project and something that must be done!
but not now!
It doesn't take ten years, it can be completed within twenty years.
It is entirely possible to spread the entire Grand Canal project over thirty, forty or even a hundred years.
First, we should open up the connection between Chashu and Luoyang, open up the communication between Dahe and Huaisi, and then open up the water channel between Guanzhong and Luoyang.
In this way, the risks are dispersed, but the benefits are real.
It can also be used to train an excellent engineering team to prepare for the future Grand Canal and other super projects.
In fact, I just want to use this project to practice my skills.
After Shang Rong heard this, he bowed: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Others' eyes lit up. It was a good thing that Shang Rong didn't mention Hangou. When he mentioned Hangou, they immediately remembered that in addition to Hangou, there was also Dagou.
Dagou is a canal built by the Wei State near Daliang City in the early Warring States Period. It was mainly used for irrigation and the transportation of military supplies.
It still exists today, but it is no longer as grand as it was back then.
The reason is very simple. When Qin destroyed Wei, Qin general Wang Jian diverted water from the ditch to flood Daliang City and breached Daliang, and Wei was destroyed.
By the Han Dynasty, the people near Kaifeng felt that this canal was unknown, so they paid little attention to it.
However, once the country decides to build a canal connecting the north and the south.
Then, this canal can play an important role.
In addition, when Qin Shi Huang conquered Wu and Yue, he built a canal named Jiangnan River in the local area (mainly near Guangling).
This canal can also be used.
In addition, there is the Ling Canal connecting Nanyue and Wu Chu. Can we also use it?
If it is really achieved in the future, all the canals in the north and south will be connected, and the connections between the Yangtze River and other branches will be completely connected.
This is a huge undertaking!
All participants may be remembered in history and be noticed by the world!
Especially the ministers who came from Legalism were dancing with excitement and could not restrain themselves.
Every Legalist official has a dream of a great project in his heart.
Starting from Li Kui, every Legalist bureaucrat was obsessed with all great, huge and miraculous projects.
So, they built the Zhengguo Canal, so they built the Great Wall, so they built the world's first expressway, the Qinzhi Road.
Now, an even greater project appeared in front of them, and everyone was fascinated.
