Great Wei scholar

Let the people pay for the roads themselves?

With this awareness, Great Wei would have unified the world long ago.

So the imperial court had to allocate funds to build roads.

Just building an official road will cost tens of thousands of taels of silver.

However, the smooth flow of official roads and the reduction of water transportation fees have indeed made the common people profitable.

But here comes a big question, how long will it take for the local government to collect 1 taels of tax?

And after the local county government has money, it is impossible to live a miserable life, right?

All kinds of supporting expenses cost several thousand taels of silver. Because of this matter, the first emperor killed a group of corrupt officials.

But that's not the problem, the real problem is.

Pilot tests are possible, but it is impossible to roll them out across the country.

There is no other reason.

No money.

To build a road in a county costs 1 taels of silver.

Ten counties are 10 taels of silver.

Where is there so much money and silver?

And this is just for road construction. It is impossible to take away the treasury just for road construction, right?

This obviously doesn't work.

But this article mentioned two points, which shocked the Great Wei Empress.

Take it from the people and use it for the people. The people's money is stored in the Dawei bank, and the bank lends the silver to counties in various places to develop trade.

Borrow first and then repay, construct credit rating, not repay when due, open a case for thorough investigation, if local officials corrupt the law, they will be executed on the spot, if the people opportunistic, severe punishment will not lend, three generations will not be allowed to take imperial examinations, do business, and join the army.

These two points can be called the finishing touch.

The treasury of Great Wei did not have any money.

But set up a bank, let the people obediently deposit silver into it, and then use the money to build the Great Wei.

If the local county government does not return the money when it is due, it will file a case for thorough investigation, corrupt the law and kill it. If the people earn silver taels, they are reluctant to pay taxes and silver.

This punishment is harsh enough.

Three generations were not allowed to take the imperial examination to do business and join the army, which can be said to have cut off the way out.

Although somewhat harsh.

But in extraordinary times, in extraordinary ways.

Perhaps doing so would cause some injustice, but for a dynasty, it was worth sacrificing the interests of a small number of people in exchange for the interests of the majority.

"it is good!"

A startled sound sounded.

The woman kneeling in the Hall of Mental Cultivation couldn't help showing surprise.

Chapter 68: Conceived articles, the world's literati are afraid

Hall of Mental Cultivation.

With a good word sounded.

All of a sudden, the women in the palace couldn't help but show surprise.

The empress on the dragon chair is not as simple as imagined. To be precise, as her maid, Li Wan'er can't figure out the temperament of this empress.

Sometimes I feel that the empress is very talkative and seems to have no intentions.

But sometimes the city is as deep as the sea, and she can see through everything with just one look, so she has to be careful in every aspect of serving the emperor.

It's just that no matter what, she has never heard of an empress like this.

For a moment, Li Wan'er became a little curious.

"Great Wei really produced a world-class genius."

The exclamation sounded again.

It was the voice of the Empress.

This kind of appreciation made Li Wan'er's expression change again.

Peerless articles are indeed rare, but it doesn't mean that there are none in Da Wei.

What kind of article is it that can make the Empress so impressed?And what exactly is written in the article?

she does not know.

But she wanted to know.

The peerless article is first presented to His Majesty for viewing, and then the great Confucian scholars can read it, but the Confucian scholars can only read it after His Majesty has finished reading it.

Otherwise it is disrespectful.

"Send my will."

"Peerless articles are sealed in the Palace of Literature, without my consent, they are not allowed to be read."

The voice of the empress sounded and issued a decree.

"According to the order."

This was the third time Li Wan'er was shocked.

It stands to reason that after His Majesty read the peerless article, the great Confucians of the Wen Palace should have watched it one after another, but what he didn't expect was that he ordered that no one should be allowed to watch it?

What exactly is written in this article?

Who is this Xu Qingxiao?

To be so valued by His Majesty?

Doubts appeared in her mind, but Li Wan'er knew one thing deeply.

This Xu Qingxiao can be a close friend.

It is true that she is a maid, but she also needs to stabilize her position. Many people in the court respect her because she is the closest person to His Majesty.

But being with you is like being with a tiger, maybe one day you will be abandoned by His Majesty.

Emperors are ruthless.

It's not just talking, so if someone can please His Majesty, she will pay attention to it more or less.

Xu Qingxiao's appreciation from the empress is enough to prove that the empress appreciates Xu Qingxiao, and looking at it like this, it is definitely not a simple appreciation.

So this Xu Qingxiao, she needs to have a deep friendship.

"Your Majesty, since you like this article so much, why don't you just let Xu Qingxiao go directly to Beijing?"

Li Wan'er made a sound and said so.

"Well, declare my will, this time the Great Wei Mansion Examination, Xu Qingxiao will be the first, announce him to Beijing."

The empress decreed.

It was just for an instant, before Li Wan'er could respond.

The Queen's voice sounded again.

"Do not."

"Don't announce him to Beijing."

"Preaching my will, Xu Qingxiao is the first in the government examination, but only because the article is peerless and the intention is sound, but the Great Wei has Zhu Sheng's intention. Although the article is good, it is not practical."

"In order to avoid conflicts of opinion and shake the foundation of the country, these articles are temporarily sealed up, and can only be read when the country is peaceful and the people are safe."

Her voice sounded.

Looked extremely serious.

It was just these words that made Li Wan'er frown a little.

She didn't read the article that was presented, and she didn't dare to read it, but from the empress's performance just now, it can be seen that this is definitely not a deliberate article.

Your Majesty will not be so pleased with the article.

And the sudden change of words made her puzzled.

Protect?

Li Wan'er instantly sensed what the Empress meant.

She is protecting Xu Qingxiao.

These two light words, which seemed to suppress, belittled Xu Qingxiao's article.

But it was actually protecting Xu Qingxiao.

But why protect Xu Qingxiao?

What exactly is written in this article?Can His Majesty change his mind?

Li Wan'er was thinking, but she couldn't think of an answer.

However, the voice of Empress Wei slowly sounded.

"Don't think too much about things that have nothing to do with you."

A simple sentence immediately made Li Wan'er's face turn pale.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Li Wan'er lowered her head, her forehead resting on the ground.

"Go."

It was still a faint word, Li Wan'er could not hesitate at the moment, she got up and left directly.

After Li Wan'er left.

on the dragon chair.

The Empress of Wei's eyes once again fell on the article.

Although the article is good, there are many things that need to be discussed in detail. She fully knows that Xu Qingxiao is a great talent.

He even said it was too in line with his own mind.

With such a great talent, she naturally wished she could meet him today, but what she knew even more was that she couldn't summon Xu Qingxiao to come.

There is no other reason.

Now that there is an undercurrent in the court, and it is a life-and-death struggle, Xu Qingxiao's security policy is very good.

But this does not mean that it will definitely be accepted by the ministers, even if it is a peerless article, those who should be dissatisfied are still dissatisfied.

If he directly reuses Xu Qingxiao and executes the affairs of the bank in a drastic manner, it can be guaranteed that there will be big troubles.

And Xu Qingxiao will also be unlucky, very unlucky.

For a person like Xu Qingxiao who has no foundation, once he offends someone, it's no small matter.

Of course, I can completely protect Xu Qingxiao, as long as I don't nod, no one will dare to touch him.

But the problem is.

Is Xu Qingxiao worth protecting?

Is it because of a national security policy?

If Xu Qingxiao's enemies were the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, would an Anguo policy qualify him to do his best to keep it?

interest.

trickery.