Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 218 There Are Corrupt Officials Every Year

Now that the blueprints are fixed and the emperor is satisfied, Luoyang will basically build according to the blueprints, and there will be no major changes during the period.

Daxing City was built in the same year, using the six-line layout of the Qiankun hexagram in the Book of Changes. From north to south, it is divided into nine one, nine two, nine three, nine four, nine five, and nine six lines, a total of six lines.

As for Luoyang, the urban planning corresponds to the stars in the sky, and is divided into three parts, Miyagi, Imperial City, and Waiguo City, which correspond to the stars in the sky: Ziwei, Taiwei, and Tianshi.

Therefore, the name of Luoyang Palace City has been decided, it is called Ziwei Palace, which is the same as the name of the palace of the Emperor of Heaven in myths and legends.

"Why does the city lean towards the east instead of being square and facing south?" Yang Da asked curiously.

Yu Wenkai explained: "There are two reasons. First, it depends on the trend of the Luoshui River. The river runs through the city from west to east. The west channel is southerly, and the east channel is northerly. Overall, it is a diagonal line."

Yang Da asked again: "Since the water flow is inclined, why not excavate both sides of the bank and let it pass through Luoyang directly. The current drawing shows that the entire Luoyang is inclined, which looks very awkward."

Since ancient times, the houses in Huaxia have been very particular about facing north and south, one is for lighting, and the other is to avoid the north wind, because Huaxia's geographical location determines that the wind in winter is blown from Siberia in the north.

Yu Wenkai explained with a smile: "Ziwei Palace is the residence of the Emperor of Heaven, so Luoshui passing through the city is the Milky Way in the sky, how can we dig casually?"

Yang Da didn't understand these geomantic principles, so he could only continue to ask: "Aside from Luoshui, what's the second reason?"

Yu Wenkai said: "Luoyang is slightly tilted so that the central axis of the city is facing Yique Mountain in the south of Luoyang. His Majesty has renamed Yique Mountain Longmen to attract the dragon energy of the mountain range into the city and assist the rise of the crape myrtle energy."

Well, Yang Da understood, so he just asked. Anyway, the blueprints were fixed, and he was a deputy supervisor, so he just followed suit.

During the period, Yu Wenkai looked at Yang Ming who closed his eyes and meditated:

"Do you have any doubts, Your Highness?"

Yang Ming didn't open his eyes, and said calmly, "How many people have been recruited right now?"

This aspect is mainly done by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so Yu Wenkai looked at Wei Fusi, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and only listened to Wei Fusi:
"Henan has already started recruiting last month. At present, more than 40 people should be recruited. When we arrive in Luoyang, it will reach about 60. This is also a number set by His Majesty. If it is not enough, we need to recruit more."

Wei Fusi was the second son of Wei Shikang. Wei Shikang was the first governor of Jingzhou in the Sui Dynasty and the eldest brother of Wei Chong, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

In the current Ministry of Civil Affairs, Jingzhao Webster basically has the final say, especially now that they have the big backer of Prince Yang Zhao.

Yang Zhao asked again: "Sixteen strategies, do the officials of the various ministries and the military government below know about it?"

"Well." Wei Fusi said, "Not yet."

Yang Ming opened his eyes, and said calmly, "Immediately send someone to spread the word, and all the officials and military houses involved in the construction of Tokyo must do the same."

Wei Fusi nodded quickly: "The minister will send someone to order."

Yang Ming stood up, looked at the drawings on the table, and said:

"The city should be built together with the granary to facilitate the grain reserves allocated from all over the place. Don't build so many grain cellars, just ensure the supply of fortifications."

In Yang Guang's preliminary plan, three granaries were to be built in Luoyang, including Jiacang, Huiluocang and Xingluocang (Luokoucang).

Among them, Hanjiacang is located in the northeast corner of the imperial city, and Huiluocang is located on the edge of a village ten miles northeast of the city.

As for Xingluocang, it is far away. It is located in the southeast of Gong County, at the confluence of the Luohe River and the Yellow River. Because it is the mouth of the Luoshui into the Yellow River, it is also called Luokou. There is the largest wharf in the Central Plains.

Just looking at the location of Xingluocang, Yang Guang has been planning for the excavation of the Tongji Canal for a long time.

Fifty miles east of Xingluocang along the Yellow River is Bancheng, Xingyang County, the starting point of Tongji Canal. This place has been an important ferry on the Yellow River since the Cao Wei period.

Yang Guang had already planned this.

Yu Wenkai nodded and said: "Just do as His Highness said, it won't be too late to dig other grain cellars after Luoyang is completed."

Of course not too late!

Because according to the blueprints, there are 220 cellars in the Huiluo warehouse alone, and the area of ​​the entire granary is equivalent to 50 football fields. The total grain reserves are estimated to be 3.55 million catties in later generations.

In the current Great Sui Dynasty, there are four super-large granaries, namely:
Jingzhao area, not far from the capital, Yongfengcang north of the Weishui River,

In the lower reaches of the Yellow River, Liyangcang is about two hundred miles away from Luoyang.

To the north of Luoyang, it is located in Heyangcang, Yanshi County.

And in Shanxian County, which is sandwiched between Luoyang and Hedong County, there is a Changping warehouse.

These four granaries were all built during Kaihuang's reign. Except for Yongfeng warehouse, the rest are located in the Henan area, enveloping Luoyang.

The granaries set by Yang Guang are closer to Luoyang. Once they are completed, they will inevitably replace the Heyang warehouse and the Changping warehouse. It cannot be replaced.

What Yang Ming meant was that for the three granaries, [-] grain cellars were built each, as long as the supply can be guaranteed temporarily, and the rest, take your time.

Yang Su agrees with Yang Ming's point of view. In Yang Su's view, Luoyang's construction speed can be accelerated only when there is enough food security. It is not appropriate to send too many migrant workers to repair the granary, because the granary will not be full when you repair it. , it is better not to repair it temporarily.

In the coming days, everyone would board Yang Ming's main ship every morning to discuss affairs.

Their fleet consisted of more than 300 large and small ships, and more than [-] officials from various ministries. Every time they docked, the chief officials of the surrounding states and counties would board the ship to report on the project.

The construction of Luoyang has dragged Hebei, Shanxi, Henan, and Jiangnan into it. It is a super-large national project. Every local official in the surrounding areas has received errands.

"Why hasn't the grain in Jiyuan County been dispatched yet?"

Several bigwigs in charge of Tokyo's construction gathered around a large table full of files, looking at the prefect of Hanoi County and several county magistrates standing in the direction of the door.

Facing Yu Wenkai's question, Hanoi prefect Zhang Dinghe said:

"The official warehouse in Jiyuan County has less than five hundred shi in stock, so it cannot be shipped."

Zhang Dinghe is Yang Ming's old acquaintance. Back then, he followed Shi Wansui to fight the Turks. Because of the fight for merit, he almost lost nothing. Later, with Yang Ming's help, he was appointed as the third division of Shangkai Fuyi by Yang Jian. Years have passed, but I did not expect to be the prefect of Hanoi.

One stone is about one hundred catties, and five hundred stones is [-] catties of grain, which can be said to be very little.

There are regulations in Kaihuang Law, five hundred shi is the lowest line for county-level official warehouses, and less than five hundred shi is not allowed to be recruited.

But Jiyuan County is a county with a large output, and the grain stored in the county's granary should not be less than three or four thousand shi.

Yu Wenkai said angrily, "Where's the food? Why is it only five hundred shi?"

Zhang Dinghe glanced at Yang Ming first, and then reported to Yu Wenkai:

"After the autumn harvest last year, [-] shi of wheat were sent to the Heyang warehouse by tank boat in Jiyuan County, of which [-] shi were local taxes, and the other [-] shi were collected by the imperial court. Yes, so there is no food in the warehouse."

Yu Wenkai was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Wei Fusi, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Wei Fusi hurriedly ordered his assistants to check the files.
After a while, the result came out,
Princess Yuwen of the Qin Dynasty gave birth to the grandson of the emperor, and His Majesty rewarded [-] shi of wheat, and the [-] shi of Jiyuan County were included in this.

Yang Ming was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head helplessly, the matter was actually found on his head.

Now that's all right, Yu Wenkai has nothing to say, so he changed the subject and said:
"What about Xinxiang County? The warehouse here is not small, why is there only [-] shi of surplus grain?"

Zhang Dinghe said: "The problem of Xinxiang belongs to the engulfment of the officialdom. The county magistrate Ma Chen opened the official warehouse privately and handed it over to the local grain merchants to sell it privately to make a profit. The number, added up over the years, is as high as 15 shi, and there are a total of 36 officials and local gentry involved in the case, all of whom have been arrested and brought to justice."

Yu Wenkai let out a long sigh, then turned to look at Yang Ming:

"These people, what does His Highness think about it?"

"Let's deal with it according to the law. Confiscate the house and supply it to Luoyang,"

Yang Ming is in a very bad mood now. When he was in Jingzhou, he specially sent people to investigate the granaries in various places, and there were no major problems. Therefore, he naturally thought that no one in Hanoi County would dare to attack the official warehouse. Looking at it now Come on, I'm afraid it's not just Hanoi County that has problems.

During the reign of Emperor Gaozu Yang Jian, the laws were amended, and the punishments for many major crimes were reduced. Only those who touched the country’s food were punished by death.

With such a severe punishment in front of us, there are still people below who mess around. Corrupt officials are killed every year, and there are corrupt officials every year.

Hanoi County has ten counties under its jurisdiction, and the granaries in five counties could not be sent to Luoyang, but more than 3 migrant workers were recruited from Hanoi County.

Where does food come from?
After dismissing Zhang Dinghe and others, Yang Su looked at the gloomy Yang Ming and said:
"It seems that food needs to be levied more. There is really no way, so let's collect some from the people?"

Yang Ming raised his eyebrows and said, "Would you like to suffer even more for the common people? Lord Yue, how much food can the common people have in their hands? They are all living to survive. If they want to be recruited, they are also recruiting wealthy businessmen from aristocratic families."

Yang Su quietly winked at Yang Ming, and Yang Ming changed the subject and said:
"The Ministry of Criminal Affairs and the Ministry of Civil Affairs sent some people out to investigate the official warehouses in various places. If there is no reasonable reason, the criminal's home will be first ransacked and sent to Luoyang."

Du Yan, a member of the Criminal Ministry, and Wei Fusi, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, went down to make arrangements.

These two people were recruited from Jiangnan last year. They were not transferred, but recruited, because they followed Su Wei and lived in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain, waiting to be recruited by Yang Jian. After Yang Jian heard about it, he felt that these two boys were just trying to gain fame, so they were directly exiled to Jiangnan .

After Yang Jian's death, their respective families quickly tried to find a way to untangle him, and only then did they bring him back.

Du Yan is Du Ruhui's uncle, and the half mother of Du Zha, the prefect of Xiangyang.

People like them are definitely brothers, and they are all descendants.

(End of this chapter)