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After Chen Jue successfully recruited many talented people for the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince's Mansion was full of talented people. Everyone knew that the most urgent task now was to implement a series of measures that would benefit the people's livelihood in order to win the hearts of the people and lay a more solid foundation for the Crown Prince to ascend the throne in the future.

Chen Juesui worked together with Su Jinzhi, Shen Yi, Lin Yu, Lord Li and other talented people to discuss national affairs and embarked on this great journey to benefit the people.

Chen Jue took the lead in gathering everyone in the Prince's Mansion to discuss: "Everyone, now we are gathered under the Prince's command, carrying the trust of His Royal Highness and the expectations of the people. The most urgent task is to formulate practical and feasible policies that benefit the people. Mr. Su, you are very wise and have a keen insight into the situation in the world. Please share your views first."

Su Jinzhi nodded slightly, stood up and said, "Sir Chen, in my opinion, the current livelihood difficulties are mainly due to farming. If we can build water conservancy projects, improve agricultural tools, and promote new farming methods, we will be able to greatly increase grain production and save the people from hunger."

Shen Yi immediately said, "Mr. Su is right. When I traveled around, I saw that many places had poor water conservancy. Whenever there was a drought or flood, there was no harvest. If you want to build water conservancy, I am willing to lead the engineers to conduct surveys in various places and formulate reasonable plans."

Chen Jue nodded in approval: "General Shen is righteous. However, building water conservancy projects requires a lot of money. Lin Yu, you are quite insightful in economics. How do you think we should raise funds for this?"

Lin Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Master Chen, the court can encourage merchants to invest in water conservancy projects and promise certain benefits in return. At the same time, cut some unnecessary palace expenses and redundant parts of officials' salaries, concentrate these money and use them specifically for water conservancy construction. In addition, some bonds can be issued to raise funds from the public, and after the harvest, they can be repaid in the form of grain or tax reductions."

Lord Li also said: "When building water conservancy projects, we should also pay attention to the resettlement and compensation of the people. We cannot displace the people because of the construction of the project. We can organize the people to work in exchange for relief, which can not only solve the labor problem, but also benefit the people."

Chen Jue was very pleased after hearing this: "What you said hits the nail on the head. Then this matter will be implemented according to this plan. General Shen, you will immediately organize a survey team and go to various places. Lin Yu, you will be responsible for negotiating with merchants and issuing bonds. Lord Li, you will coordinate the resettlement and compensation of the people. Mr. Su and I will coordinate with all parties in Beijing to deal with possible problems."

Everyone took the order and left. Shen Yi quickly gathered the engineers in the army who were good at engineering construction and some skilled craftsmen from the people to form a mighty survey team. They worked tirelessly and traveled all over the country, surveyed the mountains and rivers in various places in detail, drew water conservancy maps, and formulated water conservancy project plans that were adapted to local conditions.

During the negotiation with the merchants, Lin Yu explained the reason and moved them emotionally: "Merchants, investing in water conservancy projects now will benefit the present and future generations. Not only will it benefit the people, but you will also receive rewards from the court and generous profits. When the water conservancy is built, the farmland will have a good harvest, and business will also prosper. This is a move that kills two birds with one stone."

Many merchants were moved by Lin Yu's words and donated generously. The issuance of bonds was also carried out smoothly under Lin Yu's careful planning. When the people heard that it was for the purpose of building water conservancy and improving people's livelihood, they also bought bonds enthusiastically and were full of expectations for the future.

Lord Li personally went to the sites of water conservancy projects in various places and patiently communicated with the local people: "Fellow villagers, the construction of this water conservancy project is because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cares about the people and is for everyone's good life. If you participate in the construction of the project, you will receive wages every day. After the project is completed, there will be land compensation and tax reductions."

When the people heard about it, they responded and actively participated in the construction of water conservancy projects. They cut mountains, chiseled rocks, dug canals and built embankments. Although it was hard work, their hearts were full of hope.

While the water conservancy project construction was in full swing, Chen Jue and Su Jinzhi were also busy. They closely followed the progress of the project in Beijing and coordinated resources from all parties.

One day, Chen Jue received an urgent report from Shen Yi, saying that during the construction of a water conservancy project in a certain place, he encountered obstruction from a local big family. This family was worried that the water conservancy project would destroy the feng shui of their ancestral tombs, and incited some people who did not know the truth to make trouble.

After discussing with Su Jinzhi, Chen Jue decided to go to the local area to deal with the matter. They arrived at the local area and summoned the clan leaders and the people who were causing trouble.

Chen Jue said: "My fellow villagers, I know that you have some concerns about the Feng Shui of your ancestral tombs. But this water conservancy project is to protect the people of the entire region from drought and flood disasters, and to have sufficient water to irrigate farmland. This is related to the livelihoods of thousands of households, not the interests of a particular family."

Su Jinzhi continued, "When planning the project, we have tried our best to avoid most of the ancestral grave sites. For those that cannot be avoided, we will also take appropriate relocation measures and provide generous compensation. Think about it, if we give up water conservancy construction because of Feng Shui, if there is a severe drought or flood in the future, everyone's crops will be destroyed, how can we make a living?"

After hearing this, the patriarch of the family pondered for a long time and said, "Master Chen, Mr. Su, what you said makes sense. But the matter of the ancestral tomb is related to the fortune of the family. I hope you can give us a proper solution."

Chen Jue said, "Don't worry, clan leader. We will ask a Feng Shui master to re-calculate the location and select a better Feng Shui location for relocation. We will also hold a grand relocation ceremony to appease the spirits of our ancestors. At the same time, we will give extra rewards and preferential treatment to the family members who participate in the construction of the project."

With Chen Jue and Su Jinzhi's patient persuasion and proper arrangements, the family patriarch finally nodded in agreement, the people who were making trouble dispersed one after another, and the water conservancy project was able to continue smoothly.

After months of hard work, water conservancy projects were completed one after another. When clear water flowed through the channels into the dry farmland, the people cheered and expressed gratitude.

But Chen Jue and others were not satisfied with this. They knew that people's livelihood was not limited to farming.

Lin Yu proposed: "Mr. Chen, although commerce has developed to a certain extent due to the construction of water conservancy projects, the business rules in various places are chaotic, checkpoints are everywhere, and taxes are uneven, which seriously hinders the further prosperity of commerce. We should formulate unified business regulations, regulate market order, reduce checkpoints, and impose fair taxes."

Chen Jue agreed and said, "Lin Yu is right. You will still take the lead in this matter, and work with the commercial ministers in the court and representatives of chambers of commerce from all over the country to discuss and formulate commercial regulations."

In the process of formulating commercial regulations, Lin Yu widely solicited opinions from all parties and balanced the interests of all parties. He discussed with the commercial ministers day and night and repeatedly considered every clause of the regulations.

"The proportion of this tax must ensure the court's financial revenue, but it cannot be too heavy to overwhelm the merchants. The setting of checkpoints can only retain the necessary inspection and public security maintenance functions, and must not become a tool to extort merchants." Lin Yu said firmly at the discussion meeting.

After many rounds of discussion and revision, a relatively complete set of commercial regulations was finally issued. Once promulgated, this regulation was widely welcomed by merchants. Business activities became more active, commodity circulation in various places became smoother, and prices gradually stabilized.

At the same time, Lord Li proposed suggestions for education reform: "Lord Chen, the rise and fall of a country depends on education. Nowadays, there are few schools in various places, teachers are scarce, and the teaching content is outdated. We should increase investment in education, build more schools, train teachers, and update teaching content so that more children can receive a good education."

Chen Jue agreed: "Lord Li, when you were in office, you attached great importance to education. You will be fully responsible for this matter. You can select knowledgeable and virtuous scholars from all over the country to serve as teachers and compile teaching materials suitable for children to learn. The court will fully support your work."

After receiving the order, Lord Li took active action. He posted notices in various places to recruit teachers: "The Crown Prince attaches great importance to education and wants to cultivate talents. Anyone with knowledge and good moral character can apply to be a teacher. The court will provide generous salaries and good treatment."