MTL - Summoning In the Snow, My Harem is Too Dangerous-Chapter 25

At this time, Wang Anshi spoke, explaining the three people's intentions.

Chapter 24 Short of manpower? Relief for work!

Wang Anshi took a step forward.

He opened his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, now that the treasury has eased slightly, it's time for disaster relief."

He is the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and he is in charge of various projects, craftsmen, farmland, water conservancy, transportation and other decrees.

Nowadays, there are many disasters and man-made disasters in the summer, and money is needed in many places.

In this disaster relief, in addition to the robbers in the Hexi land, the rest requires a lot of post-disaster reconstruction.

"Well." Xia Ji nodded and looked at Bao Zheng: "Can you count the money you seized last night?"

Bao Zheng replied, "Your Majesty, we have already counted some of them."

As he spoke, he recounted what he had achieved last night.

This time, a total of 74 million taels of silver were paid, and there were also a large number of antiques, treasures and other items waiting to be sold.

Don't think that's a lot of money.

The continent of Kyushu is vast and boundless, and its storage of silver and gold is also an astronomical figure.

In addition, Daxia is changing from prosperity to decline, which leads to the fact that the purchasing power of silver is not as exaggerated as imagined.

Ordinary people earn hundreds of taels of silver every year from farming alone.

This disaster relief, the money is also very nervous.

Fortunately, there is still a lot of money that has not yet been seized.

But even so, a lot of money has been transferred by these corrupt officials.

I am afraid that what can really be collected can only maintain this disaster relief.

"Well, well done."

Xia Ji narrowed his eyes slightly.

But I didn't expect so much corruption by these officials.

You know, this is only a small part, and the real big head has not yet come out.

For example, go back to Heshen to count the accounts.

But Xia Ji didn't care about that.

Now with money, many things are much easier to solve.

Moreover, the news of his entry into the arsenal last night was not concealed.

Presumably, after Pei Ju, the minister of households, learned about it, he would naturally distribute the matter.

He doesn't have to worry about the phenomenon of being rich in his own pockets again.

Xia Ji turned his gaze to Yu Qian, Minister of War: "You came here for disaster relief?"

If Wang Anshi came over, Xia Ji could understand.

But the Minister of War, Yu Qian, came over, but he was a little surprised.

Except that the bandits will use the army, the rest are not used at all.

And this kind of thing is just a trivial matter for the Ministry of War.

Yu Qian was watched by Xia Ji and also stood up.

However, his brows were wrinkled, and there was absolutely no joy on the faces of Bao Zheng and Wang Anshi.

Yu Qian frowned and said: "Your Majesty, although there is now a disaster relief fund, there is some shortage of manpower."

He came to ask for someone.

The weakness of this summer is not just the emptiness of the treasury and granary.

Even the troops were not enough.

On the one hand, the prophecy that "the great summer is only eight hundred years old" has caused many people to relocate to the boundaries of the seven kings.

On the other hand, in order to strengthen themselves, the seven great vassal kings of the past had attracted a large number of generals from the Great Summer.

When those heavenly generals left, they took away a large number of Daxia's troops.

This has led to the fact that even if there is no shortage of money and food, manpower is a big problem.

If you want to recruit soldiers from the people, it is very difficult.

after all.

Daxia has been stable for too long, and people will pay a lot of taxes every year.

One of them is exemption from military service tax.

If you go to recruit troops now, it will cause the emperor's reputation to suffer a great loss.

Hear what Yu Qian said.

Xia Ji also felt the difficulty now.

but.

Although it is tricky, if it works well, this time will also be an opportunity for Daxia to change.

Think here.

Xia Ji looked at Yu Qian and said, "No matter how many people there are, the rogues in Hexi can still be suppressed, right?"

Yu Qian nodded: "It can be suppressed, but..."

He described the current situation.

Those that can be suppressed, such as the rogues in the land of Hexi, and the cults in the land of Mobei.

Even if the strength of Daxia is weakened now, it can still be done.

But the land of locust plagues, floods, and droughts cannot be suppressed.

It requires a lot of human and material support.

With the current strength alone, it is not enough to do it alone.

In such a situation, ordinary people would have already given up.

But Xia Ji only thought about it for a while before thinking of a solution.

He looked at Yu Qian and said, "It's enough to suppress the rogues. Those places where natural disasters occur do not need to mobilize too many people."

Hearing this, Bao Zheng, Wang Anshi, and Yu Qian were all stunned.

Wang Anshi opened his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, although man-made disasters are inferior to natural disasters, leaving it alone will dissipate people's hearts, which is not good for the longevity of the summer."

"Yeah," Bao Zheng also said, "I also ask Your Majesty to think twice, Da Xia must not have too much loss."

The seven great vassal kings all have ghosts in their hearts.

If Xia Ji didn't care about those natural disasters, he just went to suppress man-made disasters.

There is a good chance that there will be a lot of gossip.

At that time, further population loss will occur.

This will make it impossible for Da Xia to turn over even if he wants to.

Therefore, I want to stabilize Daxia.

Now, in addition to suppressing those rogues and cults.

The face of natural disasters must also be resolved as soon as possible.

Therefore, both Bao Zheng and Wang Anshi were very anxious.

They finally saw the hope of Daxia's re-emergence in Xia Ji.

Xia Ji will never make any wrong decision.

Xia Ji laughed when he saw the two of them: "Who said that I don't care about those natural disasters?"

After saying this, Wang Anshi, Bao Zheng, and Yu Qian were all stunned.

Could it be that the emperor has a solution?

Xia Ji said lightly: "Now, the problem we have to face is the lack of manpower, but this is not as difficult as you think."

"There is a saying that what is taken from the people and used by the people is meant to be heard by those in power, but this is not the place where this sentence applies."

"If there are many disasters and man-made disasters today, and countless people are displaced and homeless, aren't these human hands?"

heard here.

Bao Zheng, Wang Anshi, and Yu Qian were all puzzled.

But they vaguely seemed to have caught something in their hearts, but it was not clear.

Although these people are considered human, they are already refugees, and they are still allowed to work?

One is not good, if it causes a large number of resistance.

Even civil uprisings....

At that time, I am afraid that without the Seven Kings, Daxia will collapse.

But they didn't interrupt Xia Ji at all, quietly waiting for Xia Ji's next sentence.

His Majesty the Human Sovereign has not yet appeared in the court, but he has shown the appearance of the ancient Human Sovereign.

Maybe he really has a solution.

Xia Ji then said: "My method is very simple. Naturally, the army will suppress man-made disasters. As for those natural disasters, mobilize a small amount of manpower and money, and then hire these refugees to carry out post-disaster reconstruction."

"Bed and lodging are provided every day, and the wages are 10% higher than normal."

"In this way, natural disasters can be solved naturally!"

Xia Ji said here.

Bao Zheng, Wang Anshi, and Yu Qian all looked shocked.

Chapter 25 The imperial city rises and the rivers and lakes converge

Xia Ji said.

It is cash-for-work.

This is a very common thing in later generations.

But in this day and age, not many people know about it.

Or maybe you have thought of such a method, but suffer from the lack of implementation.

But now, Xia Ji not only proposed such a method, but also explained the detailed implementation plan to the three of them.

The three were immediately shocked.

They never imagined that they could operate like this.

Even Wang Anshi, Minister of Industry, has already thought of a possibility.

That is, until such a plan is implemented.

The money remaining in the treasury is not as small as imagined.

Even, there are many surpluses.

In the past, disaster relief often required a lot of money to support.

But now it's different.

After these refugees settle down, they still need to pay taxes as usual.