Chapter 1864 The Powerful Han and the Northern Zhou Dynasty
Chasm is not an unfamiliar name to the people of the pre-Qin and Han dynasties.
This is the passage between the Huai River and the Great River. It was the dividing line between Chu and Han, and was also the lifeblood of the Central Plains. This artificial canal also witnessed the rise and fall of dynasties and empires one after another. By the end of the Han Dynasty, the chasm had not been dredged for many years and was gradually abandoned.
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Until the construction of the Grand Canal in the Sui and Tang Dynasties in history, the chasm transformed into Tongji Canal, which was the central section of the Grand Canal in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. In the Song Dynasty, it became the Bian River, the blood river of Bianliang, the capital city.
The current gap should be the most depressed in history.
If the chasm can be dredged, of course it does not mean that the river can be dug directly like Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty so that dragon boats can be used, but that ships carrying grain and grass and naval warships can pass, which will be enough to support the Northern Expedition.
However, Li Xingchen was also worried about this.
Does the Han Dynasty have such strong national power now?
The Sui Dynasty was defeated by the Grand Canal and the Three Conquests of Goryeo.
The current Han Dynasty has not even completed the unification of the world, and hastily carried out such large-scale engineering construction, even in the slack season, will it have an impact on the stability of the country? In the long run, infrastructure construction is indeed a service
It is of great benefit to society, but in the short term, it will naturally require a lot of investment. If the court cannot provide it, this investment will naturally fall on the private sector.
Yang Su said directly: "Whether this matter is feasible or not, it is not within the scope of my subordinates. I will never dare to overstep my authority and do things that are not under my jurisdiction. However, I have discussed it with the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Commerce before.
After passing this matter, I believe they will come up with a preliminary plan for His Majesty within a few days."
Li Xingchen nodded slightly and glanced at Yang Su.
Yang Su is Yang Su after all, he is very shrewd. As long as it is not within his responsibilities, he will never ask too much. The dredging of the gap is certainly to serve the war in the future, but it is more related to the people's livelihood and the country.
, and naturally has little relationship with the Taiwei Mansion.
Even if the Taiwei Mansion now hopes that the canal can be repaired, it can only rely on the opinions of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works.
The Ministry of Industry is actually easy to say. These guys have always responded to the military's needs. The key is the Ministry of Household Affairs, especially now that the Ministry of Household Affairs is planning to split up. The new department is called the "Ministry of Agriculture" and is already under preparation. As the name suggests, this Ministry of Agriculture
Naturally, the purpose of the ministry is to take away the grain part of the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and to consolidate the responsibilities such as encouraging farmers that were originally decentralized to local governments. At the same time, including the research of new farming techniques, the cultivation of new crops, etc.
The Ministry of Agriculture will be centrally coordinating and commanding to prevent local governments from fighting independently.
It seems that the behemoth of the Ministry of Revenue has been split, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that Li Xingchen further increased the power of the central court through the split. In other words, the original Ministry of Households was divided into two, so after the split
The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture each occupy 1.5, which adds up to three. This extra one is naturally the power gathered from the local government.
Strengthening the centralization of power is something that any unified dynasty must do, and Li Xingchen is certainly no exception. If we do not strengthen the centralization of power, will we wait for the locals to eventually proclaim themselves kings because they have too much power?
Especially the current Han Dynasty is a typical power politics. As the emperor, Li Xinchen has absolute say and control over the entire government and the public. This kind of voice and control is naturally based on Li Xinchen's absolute control over the Han army.
On the basis of power and supreme prestige among the people, officials in the DPRK and central government could make suggestions on how Li Xingchen wanted to adjust, but local officials could not refute it.
The disadvantage of power politics is that the likes and dislikes of one person may lead to the glory or decline of the entire dynasty, but the advantage is naturally high efficiency. The efficient central organization drives the local organizations below, allowing the entire Han Dynasty to operate quickly.
Now Li Xingchen is still very young. He has plenty of time to lead the dynasty forward step by step, and he also has enough energy to judge the right and wrong of something, so Li Xingchen is not afraid. An efficient man can quickly complete the unification of the world, and internally
Society will also develop rapidly according to Li Xinchen's plan. When Li Xinchen really has to delegate power because of his old age, the big man is no longer a baby, but an adult. Naturally, he knows where he should go without Li Xinchen's command.
In contrast, the Northern Zhou Dynasty on the opposite side had a clear decentralization of power. The aristocratic families held a lot of power. Therefore, whatever Yu Wenxian did might be hindered. After all, even if it was in the interest of some people, it would inevitably harm others.
If some people disagree with the interests of some people, this matter may not be accomplished.
Yu Wenxian must have envied the big man's power and efficiency, but it was a pity that he had no choice.
This time the troops were used to intimidate the aristocratic family, which directly pushed the aristocratic family to the opposite side of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The efficient operation of the country in the short term obtained by Yu Wenxian was actually forcing the country to move. After the madness, it must be
Conflicts intensified, and finally it fell apart.
This is also the deeper reason behind what Li Xingchen and Yang Su said before about drinking poison to quench thirst.
Of course, Yu Wenxian had no choice in this matter. If the Northern Zhou Dynasty was not allowed to mobilize quickly, he might not even see the next winter.
The current Ministry of Household Affairs is dividing the country in name, but in fact it is helping Li Xinchen strengthen centralization of power.
After all, even if the Ministry of Agriculture is divided, it is still in the sequence of six, no, it should be said to be seven departments now. Even the office location can remain the same, just change the brand. In the final analysis, it is still dealing with farming and grain affairs.
That group of people kept on doing it.
After all, the injured person was not the center of the imperial court.
However, this matter is not a simple matter. It involves the transfer of a lot of materials, the selection and assessment of personnel, etc., and it also needs to be monitored by the Yushitai to ensure that no one abuses personal relationships or hides evil in the process.
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So the household department must be very busy these days.
Yang Su himself is not confident whether he can come up with an exact plan. But it has nothing to do with Yang Su. He has clearly told His Majesty that our Taiwei Mansion has such a plan and has contacted the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works.
It's been discussed.
If they can't handle it, then our Taiwei Mansion will be helpless.
Li Xingchen is no longer entangled with Yang Su on this topic. No matter how many changes there are in Yang Su's shrewd character, there is no way to change it. Some of his nature is engraved in his bones. Anyway, this guy will not do anything detrimental to the big man.
Well, for the future head of the military, being smart is not a bad thing.
Otherwise, how can we outwit the enemy?
What's more, Yang Su in history was not rebellious in the first place. Even if he was inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, he was still very honest.