The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 311 Piling up of government affairs

"Your Majesty!" Chu Hui's eyes couldn't help but reveal a bit of relief when he saw Liu Tai finally coming back, and even his cry was a bit intimate.

It was obvious that both parties were very happy to meet again after a long separation - if Chu Hui hadn't been holding a memorial half as tall as a man in his hand.

"I've just been out for a few months. How could there be so many memorials accumulated?" Liu Tai couldn't help but said as he looked at the memorials in Chu Hui's hand.

"Your Majesty, I think you are mistaken. These are not the memorials you want to read!" Chu Hui said to Liu Tai.

Liu Tai was slightly relieved when he heard this. He just said it. How could he have so many memorials to deal with? He really thought Chu Hui was here to see it!

"This is the catalog of memorials that you need to review and process!" Chu Hui handed these things to the chamberlain and said, "I have made a catalog to make it convenient for you to process, and of course to avoid any confusion when processing. Omission!"

"Thank you so much!" Liu Tai couldn't help but gritted his teeth after hearing Chu Hui's words.

But Chu Hui smiled and said, "Easy to say, easy to say, King Han, let's start dealing with it!"

What Liu Tai could do, of course, he could only deal with the memorial catalog one by one and implement it one by one.

These matters that will be brought before Liu Tai either involve military dispatch or financial allocation.

Some even involve next year's expense allocation, which are basically important but not urgent matters.

Chu Hui can naturally handle these matters, but if he really handles these matters, he may be overstepped by others in the future.

So Chu Hui selected the government affairs that needed to be handled by Liu Tai and waited for Liu Tai to return to deal with them.

The first is because it is easier for Liu Tai to allocate funds, and the second is that when it comes to the military, Liu Tai's majesty can enforce orders and prohibitions.

To be honest, at least for now, because Liu Tai has led the army to victory in every battle and single-handedly built the current Han army system, Liu Tai's influence in the army is really unmatched, so Liu Tai's military affairs It's much easier to manage.

But Chu Hui chose not to deal with it, so naturally the government affairs that Liu Tai needed to deal with now gradually accumulated.

Liu Tai seemed to have history as a reference. In addition, the Han Dynasty as a whole was now on the rise. Liu Tai could very calmly set up a framework for each of the effective policies that had been used in history and then handed them over to Chu Hui. To the people below.

This is why even if Liu Tai goes out to fight, Chu Hui still chooses to accumulate things and leave them to Liu Tai.

Liu Tai can quickly build a framework for handling things. This framework is handed over to the people who handle the affairs, and let people fill up the entire framework. It is actually a very training thing.

After all, a framework is a framework. No matter how well it is built, someone needs to implement it. If Liu Tai's framework can be built to perfection, then there is no problem for this person to basically steadily advance to the next level.

Of course, the most important thing is that Liu Tai is willing to let the people below him make mistakes. Even if the people below him have not filled in the frame well, as long as the direction is right, Liu Tai is willing to give the other party a chance instead of just hitting them with one shot. die.

Anyway, in Liu Tai's view, after all, not everyone is like Zhuge Liang's pervert, who can never make mistakes after doing anything once. Normal people are mediocre people who keep making mistakes, climbing up, and then avoiding mistakes. Open these errors.

As long as the impact of the mistake is not particularly great, Liu Tai is willing to give officials one more chance.

At this moment, Liu Taiyue was correcting, but he frowned unconsciously, because Liu Han, Lu Chen and others sent memorials one after another, saying that the snow fell a bit early this year, so some livestock grains were directly frozen to death. .

Liu Tai was not surprised by this.

Although the north has gradually transitioned from nomadic to animal husbandry, especially in winter, it relies on the green reserves and coal accumulated in autumn to ensure that cattle and sheep have a relatively suitable living temperature even in winter.

But these things need to be stored and prepared in advance. If an unexpected burst of cold air moves south, even if the herdsmen still close the doors and windows as before, they did not expect the sudden low temperature, resulting in no coal for burning in the kang, or no green storage prepared. Some are not enough, making it difficult for cattle and sheep to adapt to temperature changes, and it is normal for some to die directly.

After all, livestock taken care of by humans are completely different concepts from livestock living in the wild.

Perhaps the most similar situation can be seen in the various fungi cultivated in the laboratory. You can see that the fungi in the laboratory will die if the temperature difference is one degree, but how will the fungi thrive on the discarded oranges? Neither can die.

This is often the case with livestock raised by humans. Perhaps they have been cared for for a long time by humans, which makes them particularly weak and unable to take care of themselves when dealing with sudden disasters.

"The livestock in the north were first raided by Zhao An, and then a lot of livestock were lost due to the early wind and snow.

I'm afraid it won't be easy to replenish our livestock next year! "Chu Hui sighed as he looked at the document handed over by Liu Tai.

"Director Zhao An is very measured. He selects sheep instead of cattle and horses, which are important for production!" Liu Tai said, "It will not reduce the output too much, but we are afraid that we need to do something Good preparation for snow disasters.”

"Snow disaster?!" When Chu Hui heard this, he couldn't help but look serious and said,

"Our official supplies are not sufficient due to the war this year. If there is a snow disaster, it will be very difficult!"

To be honest, although Liu Tai ended the war in just a few months, and of course the Jin court cooperated tacitly, the food consumption during this process was still very alarming.

And it must be mentioned that although he raided the homes of many aristocratic families when he attacked several states in the Central Plains, he obtained a lot of food from the aristocratic families.

But the main purpose of these grains is to appease the local people, especially since it takes time for the local people to cultivate their fields and harvest a good harvest. They need to have enough food to support them until they have a good harvest.

In addition, this part of the food is too far away, so it is unrealistic to expect this batch of food to provide emergency relief.

Liu Tai thought for a while and said, "First recruit snow dogs and make sleds, and also issue an order. In order to deliver New Year's gifts smoothly this year, let all the entrances in the Grand Canal area help clear the way for sleds to pass in winter." slide!"

"I'm afraid those aristocratic families won't be happy and may even want subsidies!" Chu Hui couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard Liu Tai's words.

"If the family sees that there are thousands of people coming to our side and business travelers passing by in winter, but their own roads are blocked by ice and snow and there is no passenger flow, they will naturally work hard to clear the snow roads." Liu Tai said He paused here and said,

"As the saying goes, when they see us making money, it's really more uncomfortable than them losing money."

"Aristocratic families may not be so snobbish!" Chu Hui could not help but sigh, but he did not forcefully correct Liu Tai's thoughts. After all, Chu Hui also knew very well that Liu Tai's harshness towards the aristocratic family was almost engraved in Liu Tai's bones, and it really couldn't be corrected.

However, following Liu Tai's words, Chu Hui immediately began to prepare for the snowstorm.

The first is food. Due to the war, the amount of food consumed is not large. However, with Liu Tai’s long-term cultivation of the land in Hebei, although there is a war this year, the food reserves are still sufficient. If you squeeze it, it will last until next year. question.

What really needs to be specially collected and saved is the warm materials in winter. For example, the North itself has coal and steel companies in front of it. In addition, Liu Tai has vigorously promoted the use of coal energy in the administrative process in recent years, which makes the North more likely to There may be few people who have the habit of saving coal for the winter, but the snow came a bit early this year, and I am afraid the people were not prepared.

But no matter what, because of the fire kang, it would be strange if the people didn't save enough charcoal fire for ten days and a half.

However, these supplies must be prepared first. If there is a snow disaster, Yecheng will need to dispatch supplies.

At this time, Chu Hui turned around and watched Liu Tai directly ask the Jinkou around the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to start clearing the snow road. He was somewhat clear about it. After all, only with smooth roads and supplies can we operation.

"I just hope that the snow won't fall too hard. It's time to stop. It doesn't matter if it snows for a longer time. If the Yongji Canal is blocked by ice, although we can't use boats, at least we can walk on the ice! "Chu Hui couldn't help but think about it.

To be honest, in the Yongji Canal section of the shipping canal, few people dare to walk on the canal when the snow has just frozen.

But generally in the first half of a month, sporadic people dare to walk on the ice, and in almost a month, people dare to transport goods on the ice, thus making Yongji frozen due to winter However, it became lively again.

However, walking on ice is still very dangerous, and no one can guarantee whether they will encounter an ice hole.

In addition, the people near Jinkou have the habit of digging ice to get ice, so there are only a few people traveling on the frozen canal in true winter.

The vast majority of people still walk along the official road along the Yongji Canal. Even if you are pulling a dog sled, this road can be walked safely on land.

However, for business travelers who pursue efficiency and profit, walking on ice after almost winter has become a very normal thing.

Of course, the number of people who fall into ice caves and freeze to death and drown every year is no less than double digits.

Although Liu Tai looked at the reports from everyone in the north and felt that the snow this year came a little early and was a little strong, he only asked Chu Hui to prepare the corresponding materials and did not make too many arrangements. After all, Liu Tai was not a meteorologist. At home, even Liu Tai has no idea how long the current winter snow season of the Little Ice Age will last, so he can only prepare as much as possible.

Liu Tai focused more on the refugee groups returning from the Central Plains to the north.

For Liu Tai, handling these people well and allowing them to return to their hometown smoothly is just the beginning, and allowing them to integrate smoothly is the most important thing.

So Liu Tai soon saw that these guys who returned to their hometowns would inevitably have various conflicts with the local people living there. It was really trivial matters, such as grabbing water sources and fighting in groups.

But if you say there are many, it is indeed quite a lot, because after they join, there are more or less signs of group fights in the area.

To be honest, Liu Tai was not surprised. They could even join in fighting for water sources and fighting in groups. To a certain extent, it was a sign of being accepted by the local people.

After all, they didn't receive land directly after they returned. At most, they would be given a room in the village and some reclamation quotas, but no more land would be lost. There was no need to grab water sources or boundary markers.

However, because they are originally locals, if some local people who know them survive, then they can easily integrate into the local area.

If there are not some people who know them and survive, at least relying on the local accent, there will be no resistance from the locals.

After all, in this era, we still need to join a group to stay warm in order to survive.

However, because most of the people who return are able to work as laborers or strong men, if they cannot be appeased, it is very easy for them to cause a certain degree of riots in the local area.

"Arrange some strenuous work for these villages or counties where refugees have returned to the local area, but provide food and accommodation, and they have settled for less than a year. They can report to the government and the government will arrange for them to do some heavy work in winter!" Liu Tai couldn't help but say.

"In winter, there are quite a lot of these jobs. Whether it's fetching ice in winter, plowing snow on the road, transporting coal, or transporting grain, there are always physical jobs that ordinary people can do. However, if it is arranged this way, I am afraid that someone will replace it." Chu Hui said.

"Yeah!" Liu Tai nodded in approval when he heard Chu Hui's words, looked at Chu Hui and said, "What do you think?"

"Just arrange for all the single households with only one person in the family to be recruited to work in the government office!" Chu Hui said, "This way they can have work in the winter, and the people in the village only regard it as a welfare for the old bachelors. The most important thing is that , In the winter, people need to communicate more with each other. If you stay alone at home, you may have planted fire poison, and no one will know the situation!"

"Yeah, you make the arrangements, you make the arrangements!" Liu Tai nodded after hearing Chu Hui's words, and then said:

"These refugees who have returned from the North must all make arrangements. If this winter can pass safely, they can basically return home.

When they really rely on their own strength to survive in the Han Dynasty next year, they will completely become the people of the Han Dynasty.

So they must settle in well this year! "

"I understand!" Chu Hui heard Liu Tai's words and said, "Hui will arrange them well!"

"Well!" Liu Tai nodded relieved after hearing Chu Hui's words, and then said, "There is also the reward for this crusade against the three states of the Central Plains. You should also complete the statistical work as soon as possible and distribute the rewards as early as possible, so that the soldiers can rest assured. winter!"

After all, it was Chu Hui who formulated the new merit system, which made it easy for those soldiers at the bottom who directly issued rewards and could handle them immediately, but those involving title promotions needed Chu Hui to check.

"I obey my orders!" Chu Hui replied seriously to Liu Tai.

(End of this chapter)