There are no fools in the cabinet, they are all the best among the best.
If the situation mentioned by the officials really happens, it makes people cringe just thinking about it.
Each of the 24 prefectures in Hebei Province has industrial workshops. From cement, glass, to wool textiles; from agricultural tools and food to civilian carriage assembly; it can be said that it covers all the emerging industries of the country.
Due to the formation of the trend of northern Liao and Han people fleeing southward in recent years, more and more workshop owners are willing to use those fleeing southward, and Hebei Province still has an advantage...
When the crafts were sold in Gongfang City, someone in the court proposed excluding Hebei Road, but it was quickly suppressed.
In the original cabinet, Han Qi and Wen Yanbo both served in Hebei Province, and their disciples are all over the place.
And Pang Xiang was in Hebei Province, the six most valued families by the government, and the Wang family were also from Hebei Province. It was simply impossible for the imperial court to prevent Hebei Province from developing industries.
Wang Anshi also considered it at the time... There had always been disputes between the Northern and Southern Prime Ministers, so they had to let the officials make the decision.
Today, when such a situation occurs, what will the officials think?
Zhao Xi didn't think much about it, or in other words, Zhao Xi hoped so.
Those who have permanent property have perseverance. The reason why landowners are indifferent to the change of dynasties is because the damage to the land is limited to the harvest and does not damage the foundation.
The industry is different. Once war damages an industry, it is irreversible.
Only when Hebei Province has industries that people care about, when fighting against the Liao Dynasty, or even changing dynasties, will the entire power class and the landlord class truly take the same position as the imperial court.
Just like the current situation, as long as they are ministers of Hebei Province, they will definitely have a tough attitude towards the Guo Dynasty and Northern Liao Dynasty, and the imperial edicts will be implemented to the letter.
The matter is really serious...~
After the meeting, that is, on the third day after the imperial court ordered an inventory of the number of refugee craftsmen in Hebei Province, and ordered the garrison to coordinate with the local government to ensure the stability of the industry, the imperial court received the arrival of a Lu family master craftsman and more than fifty robbers.
Report of total annihilation.
It's a pity that they were all dead soldiers, fifty or sixty of them, but not a single person was left alive.
"Shunchen is careless~..."
"It's not General Wang's fault that he deployed the border to confront the Northern Liao cavalry. He can deploy and annihilate all the bandits while taking care of the border, and he has to cooperate with the local state government in the investigation..."
Zhang Dun made no secret of his fondness for Wang Shunchen, and directly refuted Wang Anshi's conclusion about Wang Shunchen.
Not to mention the military encirclement and interception, even the imperial court's Criminal Department and the Criminal Division reporting the case could not prevent the deceased from seeking death.
Even the Imperial City Division can't guarantee that it can guard against the dead soldiers seeking death.
"I have no intention of making a final judgment on Wang Shunchen. The situation is so complicated that even the imperial court and even our cabinet find it difficult to see the overall situation clearly."
Wang Anshi was just expressing emotion, but he didn't mean to let Wang Shunchen take the blame.
"Compared to the situation in Hebei Province as a whole, what happened to the great master of the Lu family is not serious. At least there is a result."
"No matter what, fifty or sixty thieves were wiped out, the country's craftsmanship was not leaked, and those who died in vain can rest in peace."
"Everyone, according to the reports from various city offices, as of yesterday, the total number of missing workers and master craftsmen in Hebei Province reached more than 1,400...~ This is a big problem!"
This is the result of the investigation on the first day after the imperial edict was issued. No one can tell what kind of chaotic situation it will end up in.
Lu Huiqing also felt a little shocked.
At this time, no one in the cabinet was thinking about the war anymore. It was obvious that from the Lu family master's attempt to escape, to the prison robbery, and the cooperation with the border soldiers... the whole thing was a big plan.
This plan may have been planned by Bei Liao for many years.
What Bei Liao was planning was the basis for the country's prosperity over the years...industrial development.
Cement fortification, the only difference between carriages and chariots were steel, cotton textiles and wool textiles, etc. No matter which item was obtained by Bei Liao, the consequences would be disastrous.
And the data mentioned by Lu Huiqing...~
"How many?"
Lu Gongzhu thought it was only three to five hundred at most. This was just the first day's data!
This was not something he was in charge of, so he was a little surprised to hear it suddenly.
"There will only be more! The Ministry of Household Affairs has counted the number of people in Hebei Province who have registered residence for those who fled south over the years. As of this year, the total number is 3,645."
"Among the more than 3,000 people, it is impossible to determine how many are small-scale workers. This does not include those who have not been allowed to settle down for less than three years..."
After Han Zhen drafted the official edict, he started to ask the Ministry of Household Statistics to collect statistics. This was for reference and had to be done in advance.
"There are more than 3,000 people in the 24 prefectures in Hebei Province, and there are 100 people in each prefecture...~not too many."
"Compared to the scale of the industry in Hebei Province, the number of people is not that large. Even if there is no war this time, it will be a blow to the industry in Hebei Province!"
"Perhaps the imperial court should extend the registration period, let local and state governments implement unified management of newly hired workers, borrow the concentrated residence model of Gongfang City, establish large-scale industrial areas in various places, and implement militarized management..."
"Local prefectures and cities are concentrated residential areas. Is it possible for the garrison to assume the responsibility of supervising the employees?"
"That's not necessarily the case. It's like a factory city that forms a guard army for industries in various places..."
"The imperial court is currently suffering from a shortage of soldiers. Even recruiting new soldiers is more difficult than in previous years. It is really difficult to disperse the soldiers again. What's more, the imperial court must ensure that farming affairs are not delayed..."
Nowadays, cabinet discussions have become more peaceful, and they all focus on one issue. They no longer ramble on from other sources, and there is no longer the personal attacks in the early years.
However, it seems that now is not the time to discuss how to deal with the aftermath. Although the possibility of war is unlikely, we cannot take it lightly.
Also, the most important thing to consider now is how to deal with the current situation...
"It's too early to say this now. If such a situation occurs, the cabinet will not dare to deal with it at will. Let's report it to the officials!"
This is the first crisis management since this term of cabinet took over, and it can also be regarded as the biggest issue of their term of cabinet.
Compared with the current situation, the so-called commercial laws are really not a big deal.
The escape of craftsmen from Hebei Province is a phenomenon, but the essence is the result of the subsequent escape of craftsmen from Hebei Province.
It would be easy to say that those craftsmen who escaped were insignificant, but if they were in key positions, I am afraid it would really cause damage to Hebei Province's industry.
Similarly, the imperial court's tax revenue in Hebei Province will definitely be affected.
At this time, how to prevent those craftsmen from fleeing north is of course the top priority, and the court should also consider how to deal with it next.
All these need to be made clear to the officials and decisions need to be made by the officials.
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"This data is not too unexpected. I had expected it. We just lost contact at the moment... Do you have any data on outbound travel?"
"Back to the official house, the court has not received any report from Bianzhou yet."