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Walking back from the yard by the river, Han Qian took Fan Xicheng and Zhao Kuo into the atrium and saw candles burning brightly in the west wing. His father, Han Daoxun, was writing something at his desk.
Han Qian knocked on the door and walked in. He saw that his father had written on the front page of a memorial spread out on the desk the words "Advice to the Hungry People to Stay Away from the Epidemic and Water Drainage" and other words.
Three days ago, Han Qian forced his father out of the city on the pretext of choosing a woman to marry as an orphan and widowed soldier. The main purpose was to draw his father's attention to the water bug epidemic.
Unexpectedly, in just three days, his father had already written a memorial and was going to send it directly to Emperor Tianyou.
Han Daoxun raised his head, glanced at Han Qian, and motioned for him to take the memorial and read it. He didn't mind Fan Xicheng and Zhao Kuo standing beside him. There was no need to hide these things from them.
This memorial has more than 3,000 words in total, which is considered a long article among the memorials addressed to the emperor.
Han Qian quickly read it from beginning to end. On the basis of several questions he raised over three days, he wrote just this memorial and prepared to send it to Emperor Tianyou for browsing.
Han Daoxun did not go to the field to investigate and study the water bug epidemic. In addition to not having the conditions, he also had no awareness of this aspect. However, as the most complete collection of books in the Chu State, Hongwen Hall left many medical officers from the previous dynasty who were familiar with the water bug epidemic.
observational study.
During the past three days, Han Daoxun mainly searched out relevant medical books and summarized previous research on water bug plague. He found that it indeed supported his previous conclusion that water bug plague poison only existed in certain aquatic organisms.
The first half of this article on epidemic water control mainly used side stories to prove this judgment, and the second half extended to his conjectured methods of garrisoning troops and horses, farming water conservancy, etc., and finally focused on concentrating the hundreds of thousands of hungry people stranded outside the city.
Carrying out circuit breaker resettlement in areas far away from the "epidemic water" can control the epidemic.
Han Daoxun believed in his memorial that not only could this effectively block and prevent the spread of the disease, but also that hundreds of thousands of hungry people could be resettled properly and the disease eliminated, leaving hundreds of thousands of people alive and a new source of tax revenue and military service for the imperial court.
"If the strategy proposed by my father works, it will be a good government that can save thousands of lives and go down in history." Han Qian took the opportunity to flatter his father, secretly feeling that this "Epidemic Water Treatment" letter was really important.
By sending it up, before seeing obvious governance effects, his father should not act rashly to poke the hornet's nest of the wealthy family, which can be regarded as temporarily diverting his father's attention.
"It is also thanks to Qian'er that the several questions you asked a few days ago have reached key points. In the past three days, I have discussed this matter with my father from time to time. My father was deeply inspired and was able to write this memorial. But can I
Okay, it's hard to draw a conclusion on this matter." Han Daoxun said with a slight frown.
Han Daoxun was not just an ideal remonstrator, he knew how complicated the interests between the DPRK and China were.
Even if he himself believed that this was a good policy and it would not cause any obvious harm to the interests of all parties involved, he also believed that the emperor would see the benefits of implementing this memorial. However, various factions in the DPRK were at odds with each other, and the epidemic
Whether water dredging can be implemented, he really doesn't have much confidence now...
Han Qian saw his father's worry in his eyes. In the past, he would not have understood what his father had to worry about, but the life memories of Zhai Xinping, the man in the dream, were integrated into his soul and blood, making him know that Tai
Many things are far more difficult and complicated than imagined.
Gathering hundreds of thousands of hungry people and resettling them away from plagued waters would not only save the hungry people, but also control the spread of the plague, reclaim wasteland, recruit households, and increase tax revenue for the imperial court. It can be said to be three birds with one stone.
However, no one has effectively controlled the spread of the water bug epidemic before. At this time, it was extremely difficult to convince Emperor Tianyou and the ministers of the DPRK to agree to this matter with only a memorial.
Secondly, it is unrealistic to move so many people, including a large number of seriously ill patients, to other places over long distances for resettlement. It is unknown how many people will die on the way, but the fields and mountains near Jinling City all have their owners, and
Where can you find such a large area of land that can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people?
Thirdly, the imperial treasury was empty, and it was unable to raise money for troops, horses, and salaries for officials in the court. Where would the huge sums of money needed to resettle hundreds of thousands of hungry people come from?
And if the first three dilemmas can be overcome, the resettlement of hungry people will immediately become a hot topic for officials from various factions to compete for.
In this process, not only can a large amount of relief money be secretly deducted, but a large amount of resettlement land can be secretly occupied, and some strong and hungry people can even be turned into their own tenants, slaves and even soldiers. Who would hand over such a sweet potato at this time?
Give it to others?
In the end, it is very likely that nothing will be achieved if the argument is taken.
Han Qian saw the worry on his father's face and knew that his father was worried that after the memorial was submitted, it would not be implemented due to the wrangling of ministers from various factions in the DPRK. However, because of this, he was even more worried that this memorial would eventually be implemented.
This deepened his father's anger towards the powerful family, and made him even more determined to take the wrong approach with all his might.
"Father, when he wants to write a memorial, is he seeking fame, or is he sincerely thinking about the hundreds of thousands of hungry people outside the city?" Han Qian asked through gritted teeth.
"Do you think your father is someone who only wants fame?" Han Daoxun asked Han Qian with a dumb smile, feeling that his son still knew too little about him.
"The child feels that if his father really wants to care for the hundreds of thousands of hungry people outside the city, he should not rush to send this "Epidemic Water Treatment" letter to the palace." Han Qian said.
"Why?" Han Daoxun asked.
"My father said that it is easy to be an upright official. If you want to be an upright official who can really do something for the people and save thousands of people from misery, you have to be more cunning than a traitorous official. The child thinks that his father does not pay attention to strategy and directly kills people."
Sending the epidemic water memorial to the palace will not achieve the effect that father expected." Han Qian said.
"Have I ever said this?" Han Daoxun looked at Han Qian doubtfully. He had no impression of this sentence at all, but with his twenty or thirty years of career, he thought about it carefully and found it very interesting.
He asked, "Why do you think that sending the epidemic water directly into the palace will have no effect?"
When Han Qian saw Fan Xicheng and Zhao Kuo behind him, he didn't let them avoid him and said directly:
"If the good governance proposed by Epidemic Water can be presented in front of the emperor, it will definitely get the emperor's attention. However, this method involves a lot, and the emperor must convene ministers to make a decision. Whether this method can be implemented, and how many difficulties must be overcome to implement it, the DPRK
Extensive discussions must be conducted. After sufficient discussions, even if the emperor is determined to implement this strategy, it will be obvious how many benefits it will bring. The ministers will inevitably fight over it and fail to get it.
Those who want to do something will inevitably try every possible means to delay and create obstacles. Even if they can finally get things done by delaying it for several years, we don’t know how many hungry people will die, and we don’t know how many hungry people will become slaves of the minister in charge.
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"...Hey!" Han Daoxun was stunned for a long time. He had not considered all these entanglements, but when Han Qian was asked to say it clearly, all the sorrow in his heart could only be turned into a helpless sigh.
"It would be easier if my father didn't ask for his name," Han Qian said.
"How?" Han Daoxun asked.
"My father once said that in order to do something, you should 'take it from the wrong' and try to avoid 'straight from the truth,'" Han Qian said. "If my father was not afraid of being notorious, the first thing he should do is write a letter suggesting that the hungry people in the four cities be driven away and that
Just bring this matter out, and the second thing is to give the real credit to others so that they can take over the work behind the scenes, and things will be easier to accomplish..."
"Your method of hiding from others may be easier, but if you don't explain the benefits clearly and the court does not exert great efforts, where can hundreds of thousands of hungry people be resettled, and where can the money for relief be raised?" Han Daoxun asked.
"How can a person who wants to take away merit not vomit some blood?" Han Qian looked at his father and said, he said this, his father should understand what he was talking about; he just talked to his father three days ago
I said that Li Chong had some good intentions.
However, Han Qian still hopes that his father will be able to retreat at this time. Only if his father's anger can be suppressed, the situation he will face in the future will not be too complicated.
Han Daoxun pondered for a long time, then sighed softly, handed the memorial to Han Qian, and said with a wry smile: "You can take this memorial as a gift. I will write another one to ward off the hungry people. I just hope that I won't be scolded too much by the world."
ruthless!"
Han Qian sighed slightly in his heart and said, "It's been quite a long time. Father should rest early and don't work too hard."
"I don't mind, you go and rest first." Han Daoxun said.
Han Qian put this semi-finished memorial into his sleeve and walked out of the west wing with Fan Xicheng and Zhao Kuo.
"Does the master want the young master to give this credit to Marquis Xinchang?" Fan Xicheng asked after he walked out of the west wing room to understand the strangeness. Unable to restrain his inner shock, Fan Xicheng asked.
Han Qian glanced at Zhao Kuo, but his eyes were much calmer. He must have figured it out a long time ago, and said with a smile: "Do you think my father is stupid? If it were someone else, even if he knew this, he wouldn't be able to
If he succeeds, he will not give up this clean transcript that is for the sake of the hungry people - isn't it true that people live just to gain fame and get transcripts? At this time, Xinchanghou publicly stood up to support the third prince, and his father had no intention of being involved in the palace ban.
However, if this credit is given to Marquis Xinchang, if the third prince fails to become powerful in the future and this matter is brought out again, our Han family will most likely be implicated, and I am afraid that you will also be implicated...
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"We are favored by the master of the family. The master of the family thinks of thousands of hungry people and does not hesitate to restrict the Qing Dynasty. How can we dare to be alone." Fan Xicheng said sincerely.
Fan Xicheng said this sincerely, and Zhao Kuo was also quite moved, but Han Qian was worried. He was just testing their attitudes at this time, but he would not take their words seriously, and waved them back to rest...