Jia Ke then told Fan Kang his thoughts and wanted Fan Kang to analyze it for him to see if there were any flaws.
Fan Kang was silent for a long time, and then said: "If it is true that my lord said this, there is no flaw. Just be careful of the emperor's method of winning people's hearts. After all, the emperor has a rightful name. In addition, in recent years, the emperor's internal treasury
It's relatively rich. If you can't keep it, some people will betray the lord just for money."
Jia Ke immediately understood what he meant, or he remembered that when he was on Earth, Chang was the one who used money to win over warlords. Sometimes money is more important than loyalty.
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Jia Ke is not worried about the generals at the upper level. As for the generals at the middle level, Jia Ke doesn't care, because these people are of no importance.
What really worries Jia Ke is those thousands of households. Although these people are personally trained by Price, who knows whether they will betray in the face of money and interests. It seems that Wei Kun's secret spies in the army need to increase their manpower.
Otherwise, these hundreds or thousands of households cannot all be controlled.
Jia Ke thought for a moment and realized that this was only a temporary solution rather than a permanent solution. He wanted to find a permanent solution so that the emperor would have neither energy nor money to win over people's hearts.
"Sir, is there any way to get the emperor to spend his money elsewhere so that he doesn't mess around again?"
Fan Kang smiled slightly and said: "This is not easy. There is a severe drought in Shaanxi now. The emperor's prepared food has not yet arrived in Shaanxi. I'm afraid only one-third is left. But now there is no nutrition in the treasury. When the time comes, there will be no food left."
It shall not be replenished from his inner treasury.”
"This is not a small sum. Without one or two million taels of silver, how can we make up for this hole."
Jia Ke said disappointedly: "I'm afraid these methods will not easily consume all the emperor's money. You must know that he got three million taels of silver for nothing this year."
"If it were just a severe drought in Shaanxi, it would indeed not be easy for the emperor's money to be consumed, but please don't forget, my lord, the rivers are the main cause this year." Fan Kang's face was a little gloomy, thinking about the various rivers this year, but something happened, I don't know.
How many people are going to suffer.
At this time, Jia Ke also thought about the corruption problem in the river. In all dynasties from ancient times to the present, there are two places that are the most fertile in the world. The first is the salt channel, and the second is the river.
However, although the salt channel is seriously corrupt, it will not endanger the lifeline of the dynasty. The river channel is different. Once something goes wrong, it will be a huge disaster. Therefore, the governor of the river channel rarely ends well.
Even so, because the river received a large amount of money from the court every day to build river embankments, as long as you do a little bit of work, you can make a fortune. Therefore, few people can resist this temptation.
This situation resulted in rivers in various places being almost all shoddy projects, and few of them could last for many years. They had to be rebuilt almost every two years. If the imperial court stopped issuing silver coins, then the river construction would inevitably stop.
Come to think of it, the money allocated by the court this year is not enough for the officials to embezzle themselves. How can they use the money on the river? It seems that this year's famine is inevitable.
Jia Ke thought that the rainy season was coming soon, and the rivers in various places would be put to the test. Jia Ke thought for a while and said to Fan Kang: "Sir, if I punish the officials now, clean the rivers, and then make up for it,
Can this year pass safely?"
Fan Kang glanced at Jia Ke in surprise. In his mind, this lord has always failed to achieve his goals and used unscrupulous means. Why is he starting to pity these victims now?
When Jia Ke saw Fan Kang didn't answer, he quickly asked: "Sir, what do you mean? Tell the truth."
Fan Kang then began to think about Jia Ke's problem, and after a while he said: "If my lord cleans up the local officials now, and then make up for it, although there will be some disasters this year, there will be no major events and we should be able to get through it safely."
After hearing this, Jia Ke began to wonder, should we take action to protect the lives of these people?
Seeing that Jia Ke was still doubtful, Fan Kang said to Jia Ke, "I think it's better for you, my lord, to stay put."
"Why?" Jia Ke was a little confused. You must know that Fan Kang also has a scholarly spirit and takes great care of ordinary lower-class people.
"My lord has now reached a critical moment. Either you die or I die. Everything my lord does at this time will be attributed to the emperor's kindness. In this case, isn't my lord making wedding clothes for others?" Although Fan Kang did not
He couldn't bear to see these people suffer, but he still had to fulfill his responsibility as Jia Ke's military advisor.
After hearing what he said, Jia Ke felt even more hesitant, "Then what should I do according to what sir wants?"
"My lord, you don't have to do anything now. In a month or two, floods will break out in the south and the drought in Shaanxi will continue to develop. Coupled with the corruption of the court officials, the emperor will have great power and it will be impossible to clean up the mess." Fan Kang
There was a look of intolerance on his face, and I'm afraid the world will be in chaos now.
Jia Ke sat there in silence. After a long time, he was thinking about how many people would die in this game between himself and the emperor.
Jia Ke felt chilled when he thought about the countless people displaced and the scene of people dying of hunger everywhere.
Fan Kang felt that it was time to make a decision for Jia Ke. Now was not the time for women to be kind.
"My lord, you must not be kind to women. Is there any way for my lord to retreat now? Even if my lord wants to retreat, can the emperor allow it?" Fan Kang ruthlessly revealed the dilemma Jia Ke is facing now.
Jia Ke was also agitated, and cold sweat broke out all over his body. Only now did he remember that he was no longer able to enter the world alone. He also had a family, and his wife and children. If he died because of a moment of kindness,
If it fails, the final result may be that none of these people will survive.
The pity on Jia Ke's face immediately disappeared, and then he stood up and said to Fan Kang, "Thank you sir for the reminder, otherwise I would have made a big mistake."
Fan Kang also stood up and returned the greeting: "It is my duty to give advice to the lord. How can I accept such a gift from the lord?"
Jia Ke took a few steps forward to support Fan Kang and returned him to his seat. Then he returned to his seat and sat down, "Sir, if these two disasters occur, the imperial court will not fall into lasting turmoil.
, is it out of control?”
This is what Jia Ke is most concerned about now. He thinks in his heart that he should receive a peaceful dynasty, not a world full of turmoil and war.
Fan Kang said with a smile: "If it were the end of the dynasty, this situation would easily happen. But the economy of this dynasty is now at its most developed. As long as the lord takes power, he will clean up a large number of those river officials and corrupt officials in Shaanxi.
, then no matter the impact of policies or the military expenditures of sending troops to suppress the rebellion, there will be no impact at all. With the arrogant soldiers under the lord's command, the world will be at peace again in half a year at most."
Jia Ke felt that what Fan Kang said was reasonable. It had not been a hundred years since the imperial court established the cauldron, and people were worried. I am afraid that not many people would follow these rebels. In this case, as long as heavy troops are sent to annihilate them, it would be nothing more than a temporary trouble.
Jia Ke now feels that the clouds have cleared up and all the obstacles have been thought of by Fan Kang before he ascended the throne. He is truly lucky to have Fan Kang as his adviser.
Without Fan Kang, even though he could succeed on his own, in the end he would probably seize the world by force and bring ruin to all living beings.
Seeing that Jia Ke had understood, Fan Kang continued to say to him: "My lord has no military problems now, but there is still very little support among the civil servants. If we don't win over the civil servants as soon as possible, we will wait until the lord decides the world."
When the time comes, these people may get in the way."
If Jia Ke was a day ago, he still wouldn't have been able to do anything about this matter. But today he got some political legacy left by Qin Keqing's father for himself. He is already 70-80% sure about these civil servants.
"Sir, I have considered this matter for a long time. Mr. Dissatisfaction said that now three of the six ministers have pledged their loyalty to me." Jia Ke felt a little proud after saying this. He didn't think he was so attractive.
, but I feel that I am so lucky to have a wife and several ministers.
Fan Kang didn't know about this yet, so he hurriedly asked: "My lord, which ministers are serving your lord? We must be careful now. If there is an emperor's spy among them, it will be very detrimental to us in the end."
Jia Ke felt that he should also tell Fan Kang about his power among civil servants and the ins and outs of it. Otherwise, he would always be left guessing, which would also hinder his future plans.
"Sir, the first person to surrender to me was Zhang Chaoxin, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Censor of the Right Capital. There is nothing wrong with this person. Sir, there is no need to doubt." Jia Ke already had complete control over this person, so naturally he had no doubts.
Fan Kang is very familiar with Jia Ke's abilities. Since he believes that there is nothing wrong with this person, he must be sincerely loyal to Jia Ke.
At the same time, Fan Kang was also very surprised that Jia Ke was able to win over one of the six ministers. Although Zhang Chaoxin, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was not a member of the emperor, he was a confidant of the Supreme Emperor. Unexpectedly, he turned to Jia Ke. It seems that
He no longer had any hope in the Emperor.
But I guess it's the Supreme Emperor who hasn't made an official appearance for almost a year now. Those people under him should also be scattered and find their own subordinates.
Most of them were won over by Jia Ke because Jia Ke was originally a member of the Supreme Emperor, so they were familiar with each other and there was no conflict of interest. In addition, the emperor did not trust them, so he had no choice but to seek refuge with Jia Ke.