Three months to open up water transportation along the Wei River?
This may seem difficult, but it is indeed difficult.
But, it’s not to the point where it’s completely impossible to accomplish the goal!
Because, this project uses slave workers bought from the Xiongnu during the Gaoque War and the Yanji War!
The total number of these people has reached more than 100,000!
With more than 100,000 laborers at his disposal, Zhidu can complete this task without wasting money or people.
Of course, the outcome is likely to be that the number of labor casualties reaches sky-high levels!
But what does it matter?
Liu Che's view is that the sooner these workers are used up, the better.
Because if you are not of my race, your heart must be different!
There are tens of thousands of workers in this group of workers, all of whom are Dawan, Daxia, Kangju and Yuezhi people.
Their skin color, beliefs, culture, and habits are all incompatible with China.
It is better to consume them all than to keep them.
At least, there will be no further trouble.
For the time being, Liu Che was not ready to merge with a race whose bloodline and skin color were completely different from those of the Zhuxia people.
This is not racial discrimination, but because it is too risky to rashly integrate a person with a different skin color.
How did Wuhu Luanhua come from?
Liu Che did not forget it.
There is no doubt that in an era when there were no queues to be shot, the emergence of an ethnic group with completely different skin color, blood, culture and habits in one's own homeland might be a big problem.
It is better to consume it as soon as possible.
This is also in line with the emperor's mentality - he would rather kill three thousand by mistake than let one go.
Any hidden dangers and uncertainties must be nipped in the bud!
As long as Chao Cuo can complete the water transport canal project on time and dig a smooth, safe and fast artificial canal between the Weihe River waterway and the Dahe waterway, with this feat, following the story of Emperor Hui's time in Wu, Chao Cuo can be granted a house of 500 or 80 households.
There should be no doubt about the feudal lords of hundreds of households.
Of course Chao Cuo also knew this.
However, Liu Che came to Chao Cuo today not just to arrange for him to be his successor.
Let him decide his successor.
Chao Cuo has served as the imperial censor for more than eight years!
He had already been in this position during the reign of the late emperor.
Now, he will be promoted to prime minister, and the position of imperial censor that he retains has become the key.
Obviously, Liu Che could not let Chao Cuo arrange for one of his people to serve as the imperial censor.
To do so would be tantamount to handing over the supreme power of the country to Chao Cuo.
Once the prime minister and the imperial censor reach an agreement, the current political system of the Han Dynasty can theoretically ignore the emperor and do his own thing.
Historically, when Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, he replaced all the positions of Prime Minister, Chief Situ and Imperial Censor with his own people.
Locking the imperial power in Weiyang Palace, he finally succeeded.
According to historical records, the Empress Dowager Wang, who once single-handedly supported Wang Mang, could not mobilize even a single soldier when the Western Han Dynasty fell. She could only vent her anger with the He family's jade, and threw the traditional jade seal to the ground and broke it.
A corner.
Nowadays, although Liu Che is confident, even though all the nobles and bureaucrats in the world have rebelled.
He can also rely on the army to overturn the chess game and start another game.
But, this is not necessary.
Therefore, Liu Che looked at Chao Cuo and told him bluntly: "I have already chosen the next imperial censor!"
"Tao Hou Liu She will take over the position of Aiqing!"
There is no doubt that this is the final decision!
Regardless of whether Chao Cuo obeys or agrees, this cannot be changed!
Moreover, Chao Cuo had no reason to oppose this proposal.
Liu She’s qualifications are very old!
As early as the late emperor's period, he already had the opportunity to touch the position of prime minister.
At that time, Liu She was among those who competed with Zhang Ou for the position of prime minister.
However, over the years, Liu She gradually became obsessed with mechanics and the benefits of equipment, and even fell in love with controlling small amounts of money. Therefore, he no longer pursued the prime minister.
However, it was impossible for Liu Che to let Liu She control the young manor again.
It's time for the Shaofu Qing to be rotated.
The same is true for other Jiu Qing.
Eight years is a cycle, and all positions must be rotated once.
It's time to retire, it's time to step down.
If you have merit, you will be rewarded; if you make mistakes, you will be punished.
Chao Cuo, of course, did not dare to expect that the Legalists could control both the Prime Minister's Palace and the Yushi Dafu Yamen at the same time.
In that case, not only the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty will go berserk, but the Confucianists and the Huang-Lao sect will also jump on their feet and stop this result at all costs.
Chao Cuo even suspected that it would have been possible without Zhou Yafu's recommendation and the emperor's approval.
Does he want to be prime minister?
dream!
Those political opponents will definitely stop him at all costs, and the Confucians and Huang-Lao sect will also fight tooth and nail.
Now, with the joint recommendation of Zhou Yafu and the Emperor, it is actually very difficult for him to climb to the throne of prime minister.
Confucianism and the Huang-Lao sect, as long as they are not stupid, will give him a stumbling block.
Those political opponents in the past will definitely attack him everywhere.
In the next three months, both open and covert attacks will accompany me.
He had no way to avoid it and could no longer avoid it. He could only face the difficulties and brave the hail of bullets to open up a path for the Legalists to the highest power!
Having said that, the fact that Liu She served as the imperial censor still made Chao Cuo feel very uncomfortable, very uncomfortable!
Because Liu She has actually become the spokesperson of Mohism in the past eight years.
Which of the tricks he played in the Shaofu was not in harmony with the Mohist family?
It was precisely because of Liu She's green light and favoritism that the Mohist family developed rapidly.
Otherwise, how do you think the Qishan Plains and the large area of Mohist Mohist societies around it got started?
Without the resources, manpower and material resources of the Shaofu, how could the Mo family, with just three to four hundred people including cats and dogs, develop into what it is today in just eight years?
Not only that, the Mohists also fully penetrated into the Shaofu system.
Today, five of the six prime ministers in the Shaofu have close relations with the Mohist family.
There are eight major systems under the name of the Shaofu, and 60% of the thousands of bureaucrats, big and small, are close to the Mohists.
Why is this happening?
Isn’t it the good leadership of Shaofu Qing Liu She?
Let such a person serve as the Yushi Dafu? This means that the Mohists may also take the opportunity to penetrate into the Yushi Dafu system, thereby adding sand to the foundation of Legalism.
However, Chao Cuo was unable to object and could only bow his head and said: "His Majesty Fu Wei has decreed that I just bow my head..."
Liu Che was also amused when he heard this.
Over the years, both Confucianism and Legalism have developed a bit too smoothly.
Confucianism was okay, Liu Che would knock them from time to time to keep them awake.
But Legalism is different. Today's Legalism, at least in the political arena, is at its peak.
There are twelve pits in total among the Han family's three masters and nine ministers, and the Legalists occupy four of them!
This was not enough, Legalists also extended their hands into the army. Among the Han Dynasty generals, captains, lieutenants, Sima and other senior generals, Legalists or Legalists accounted for more than half!
Now, even Wuyuan has fallen into the hands of the Legalist Cheng Bushi.
The momentum of Legalism can be said to have reached its peak.
What flourishes must decline. This is the nature of things and the objective law of the development of things.
It is foreseeable that after this prosperous period, Legalism will usher in a period of low ebb.
Therefore, Liu Che had to make some preparations for Legalism.
"I have decided to transfer Ting Weiqing to the position of Shaofu Qing!" Liu Che explained to Chao Cuo, "I am very optimistic about Ting Wei Qing Zhao Yu and intend to train him as the future third prince!"
Tingwei Zhao Yu's political achievements during his tenure as Tingwei can be said to be the best among all the Tingwei of the Han Dynasty.
More importantly, Zhao Yu was not greedy, did not show favoritism, and did not bend the law.
Always be loyal to the law and loyal to the country.
There are too few such people in this day and age!
But Zhao Yu had a fatal flaw—he was financially weak!
Since he became an official, he has been a judicial officer and has been dealing with criminal charges. He lacks grassroots resume, specific financial management experience and economic awareness.
Such a person is of course qualified to continue to be his court captain and secretary of his disciplinary committee.
But if you want to go further, it will be difficult to reach the sky.
According to the rules of the Han Dynasty game formulated by Liu Che, Tingwei Zhao Yu had served as Tingwei for so many years and had to be replaced.
Except for the young master, any other position has lost its training value for him.
Only the position of Shaofu is suitable for him.
He also had to go to Shaofu, a position where the situation was complex and where various forces converged with each other to train himself.
More importantly - Liu Che hopes that in the position of Shaofu Qing, Zhao Yu can realize that the future is an era of technology and engineers.
To put it simply, Liu Che plans to pimp out once.
Let the Legalists and Mohists have a blind date.
Whether it can work out or not depends on how both parties view each other and their understanding of each other.
"Ting Weiqing, I have decided to let Ji An take the position..." Liu Che said with a smile. This is Liu Che's real appointment of personnel to add sand and put pressure on the Legal family.
Ji An, in the past ten years, has been Liu Che's shadow and the secret that represents his will.
His work in Lantai is also obvious to all.
There is no need to elaborate on the advantages of Ji An.
But there are many shortcomings.
First of all, the field of view is too narrow!
As Liu Che's confidant and absolute confidant, he spent too long in the palace and Lantai.
In other words, it is seriously out of touch with reality.
In his eyes, there were only the flowers in the palace, the reports of prosperous times from various places, and all kinds of exaggerated data.
He simply cannot see the problems and ills that exist in today's society.
If such a person finally reaches a high position, then he will definitely have problems, and big problems!
Anyway, Liu Che searched through history and couldn't find a noble scholar-official who was born with a golden key, lived in a hothouse and a lavish upper-class society, and couldn't see social problems. What outstanding performance could he do after ascending to a high position?
Basically, if this kind of person can avoid causing problems, he is already Amitabha.
But Ji An's status also determined that he could no longer be transferred to the grassroots level.
He is already a Jiuqing, and he will be devolved unless he is sent to Henan County or the Anton Governor's Mansion.
Otherwise it would be an insult to him.
In the Han Dynasty, such an action would probably make a arrogant young man choose to commit suicide directly.
Another problem with Ji An is that he is too confident.
Confidence was an advantage when he was Liu Che's secretary and copywriter, but it was a disadvantage when he had to act alone.
Just like Yan Yi, when he is around Liu Che, he is really wonderful.
However, once it was decentralized, it was full of mistakes and omissions.
Therefore, Liu Che has decided to let Yan Yi come back and continue to be his minister.
The move of transferring Ji An to Tingweiqing undoubtedly revealed a truth to all Legalist ministers - in this world, you are not the only one who can kill pigs, butcher Zhang.
Legalists should keep in mind that more than ten years ago, during the Taizong era, it was a group of outstanding politicians of the Huang-Lao sect who were in charge of judicial power and grasped the truth of the law.
Tingwei Zhang Chang, Tingwei Zhang Shizhi, Yushi doctor Feng Jing, Yushi doctor Shen Tujia, Yushi doctor Zhang Xiangru...
These people were once so bright that they obscured an entire era.
When they were in office, their performance was not inferior to that of the Legalists today.
The legal order under the rule of the Huang-Lao School is no worse than the legal order under the rule of the Legalists.
They once defended the law sacredly and majestically, and did not hesitate to confront the monarchy head-on!
Legalists, don’t look down on others because they are in decline.
He is not completely dead yet!
In fact, among the hundreds of schools of thought in China, apart from the Legalists, the Huang-Lao School is the most suitable to be a judicial officer.
They are no worse than the Legalists.
Even the determination to safeguard the dignity of the law is stronger than that of the Legalists.
At least, it is impossible for a Legalist Zhang Shizhi to tell the emperor face to face: This is the law!
The Legalists would only respectfully worship the monarch's authority and say: Only His Majesty's Holy Judgment!
Huanglao politicians and Legalist politicians represent two extremes in law.
A person who strictly enforces the law and takes the law as the criterion will dare to criticize the emperor even if he breaks the law.
As for the other one, everything is based on monarchy and destiny.
If the emperor says yes, then it is yes!
From this perspective, it is actually better to appoint a Tingwei who is from the Huang Lao School than to appoint a Tingwei from Legalism.
However, this also depends on the timing.
Just like a few years ago, Liu Che was playing with the law and commercial tax reform. At that time, if Tingwei was from the Huang Lao faction, it would be miserable.
Nine times out of ten, the other party will probably become stubborn.
Unless the emperor subdues him, he probably won't let go.
Who is as easy to deal with as the Legalists?
When the emperor speaks, it is a golden word and a rule of heaven. Even if he does not understand it, he must carry it out.
Now, the Han Dynasty will enter a period of stability and digestion.
In order to digest and adapt to the new era, at this time, of course, we must have a Huanglao Pai Tingwei who adheres to principles and dares to confront the emperor.
Of course - this is also Ji An, who has a tacit understanding with Liu Che, and can communicate even if there are problems.
If it were another person, Liu Che probably wouldn't be so decisive.
"In that case, who does Your Majesty prefer?" Chao Cuo decisively heard something beyond Liu Che's words and asked quickly.
Liu Che was very satisfied after hearing this!
This is exactly what he needs from the Prime Minister's sense of smell!
What use is there to the Prime Minister who can't even think of this question?
What Liu Che is looking for is a prime minister who can share the pressure and most of the specific affairs for him, an old scalper who is hard-working and can quickly solve a large number of problems, not an eraser who points where to hit or even doesn't move.
A prime minister like Zhang Ou is already disgusting. If there is another prime minister, Liu Che will collapse!
Liu Che then smiled with satisfaction and said: "Shang Rong, the great agricultural minister, will be the minister!"
Shang Rong, Liu Che has been training him for almost nine years.
In the past nine years, Liu Che has witnessed with his own eyes his growth from youth to now.
Now, it's time for this farm genius to step onto the stage that belongs to him.
At this point, the new structure of the Han Dynasty's Three Gongs and Nine Ministers began to take shape.
