The beginning is the emperor

Chapter 388 The barbarians attacked the city

Hot springs are indeed not expensive, but the more cities there are, the more funds will be spent. A few hundred gold will go out directly, and the cities have not been completely covered.

After an imperial edict, the treasury funds were reduced by more than 600 gold.

As for the taxation throughout the winter, there is no such thing. Almost all production in winter has stopped, and there is no taxation at all. Even many imperial decree projects, including road construction and the construction of miracle buildings, have also stopped.

The most difficult thing is the border. The soldiers guarding the border have poor conditions and few resources.

"Okay, dear friends, is there any more play?"

"Your Majesty, these are the talents selected through inspections in various counties last month. Please take a look."

Lin Xiangru handed in a memorial, and not long after the little eunuch took the memorial, a virtual box popped up in front of Ren Tian's eyes, and all the talents selected by the probation system were on it.

Now Xinguo is also very short of talents. Originally, the grassroots talents in the three counties of Xinguo were pretty good and could ensure the effective operation of government orders. However, Pingyuan County is too large and has many cities, so it needs more talents. Last month, we inspected The talents selected through the electoral system are far from enough.

Ren Tianfei quickly selected all the talents who had reached the D level, all of them were thrown to various counties in Pingyuan County, so that they could get training and at the same time ensure the smooth flow of government orders.

Soon, almost all the talents selected by the inspection system were allocated.

"Okay, that's it."

Ren Tian chose to confirm, and an imperial decree was formed.

The procuratorial system means that each county can basically be selected by the county magistrate. After the selection, the list of talents will be submitted to the imperial court, and then the relevant government offices will conduct screening, and finally submit it to Ren Tian. There are many counties. The number of talents selected by the probation system will increase each time, which will only improve the quality of talents.

This can also be regarded as a limitation. When the country's scale increases next time, the inspection system can evolve into the ninth-grade Zhongzheng system, and the number of talents will be larger.

However, there is no need to think too much about the disadvantages of the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System. It is simply a breeding ground for aristocratic families. If the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System is adopted, I believe that the proportion of aristocratic families in the national class will increase wildly.

This typical example was magnified in the Western Jin Dynasty. There were many aristocratic families with a lot of power, and they just acted indiscriminately. The five random people had a lot to do with these aristocratic families.

Take a look at what those aristocratic families in the Western Jin Dynasty did. First, take pills, alchemy, and there are things like Tianxiong juice in it, and eat heavy metals and neurotoxins to get the pleasure of "becoming a fairy".

Second, it is not easy to express. In short, it is "Emperor Hui Yuankangzhong, the children of Guiyou distributed the drink of their bodies to each other, and played with maidservants and concubines.

Third, it is a waste of human life, regardless of whether the opponent is a celebrity or a commoner.

Fourth, seduce foreign barbarians to rob and kill civilians.

If the aristocratic families of the Western Jin Dynasty in that period were digitized, I believe that the proportion of the aristocratic families in the national class should be more than 80%!

The power, wealth, and power of the entire country are concentrated in the hands of those aristocratic families, so it is not surprising that the country is ruined and the family is destroyed.

After dealing with one more government affairs, Ren Tian asked again what government affairs he had, this time the officials in the hall were silent, and today's government affairs came to an end.

"Since that's the case, all my loves, retreat to court. Winter is coming, everyone pay attention to keep warm."

"Minister, I will send you off to Your Majesty."

After the morning court was over, Ren Tian returned to the palace, ate the new dishes from the imperial dining room, and then went to the harem again, playing with Ban Jieyu and Ren Baoer for a while.

……

Pingyuan County, Man County.

Man County was previously the easternmost city of the Lie Kingdom, bordering the barbarian forest tribes, and was forced by the Lie Kingdom to send soldiers from neutral countries to guard the city. Now, Man County is under the control of soldiers from the Xin Kingdom.

Manxian County is not big, it can't be regarded as a county seat, but it should be regarded as a pass, and there are no civilians inside, all of them are soldiers from the New Kingdom.

In the simple wooden houses built in the city, the steaming wood is burning and the heat is dissipating, making the whole house seem less cold.

Outside the house, there was a crackling sound, and the shadow of the hail could be seen from the closed windows.

"It's so cold."

"Yeah, why is it so cold this winter?"

Taking advantage of the opportunity to rest, these soldiers gathered by the fire. The armor on their bodies was icy and cold. Standing guard outside, the armor looked extremely heavy, full of chill, and the coldness seemed to penetrate to the bone marrow.

When you take it off and put it in the room, there will even be droplets of melted water dripping from the armor.

"I really hope this winter will pass quickly."

"It's already such a cold day, the barbarian tribe in the forest shouldn't come out, right?"

"They definitely won't come out. It's such a cold day. What are they doing out here? They'll basically freeze to death when they come out."

"Come over and let me squeeze."

Another soldier came over, breathing cold air in his mouth.

Meng Ben was also sitting aside, and he also put on thick clothes, mainly fur clothes.

"General Meng, you are so good at eating. You ate a whole leg of lamb at noon yesterday."

Meng Ben smiled stupidly: "It's okay, when you become generals, you can eat like me."

The rest of the soldiers were a little envious, but the food in Manxian County was not bad, and the corresponding supplies were delivered from Lie County, and they could slaughter a cow or a sheep every so often.

As for normal times, we eat whole grains, which are cold and hard. At most, we eat them with a bowl of hot soup. The so-called hot soup is just some vegetable leaves floating on the water.

In winter, there are very few vegetables.

At this moment, the wooden door of the room was pushed open, and with a huff, the turbulent cold wind blew directly from the outside, icy cold, and the group of soldiers crowded in the room couldn't help shivering.

"Hey, close the door quickly, you want to freeze us to death?"

"Come in quickly."

But what I didn't expect was that the soldier said anxiously: "Hurry, the barbarians are attacking the city."

"what?"

A soldier suspected that he heard it wrong: "You are not mistaken, are they attacking the city in such cold weather?"

"That's right, quickly put on your armor and go out, General Tian is at the top of the city."

Those soldiers looked at me and I looked at you, and Meng Ben reacted very quickly. He just grabbed his armor and put it on before walking out of the wooden door.

The rest of the soldiers also reacted and immediately put on their armor.

"What are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and defend the city!"

"Really, those barbarians are crazy, and they are taking advantage of this moment to attack the city?"

After the soldiers were dressed, they went out with their weapons one after another. As soon as they opened the door, howling hailstones fell desperately. Although they were not the size of a fist, they were also the size of a walnut.

But in Manxian County, it was really a vast expanse of whiteness. Some cows and sheep that were fenced up were stepping on the ground, shivering inside, and a lot of hailstones fell into the sheepfolds.

(End of this chapter)