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At this time, Wang Anshi opened his mouth and explained the purpose of the three of them.

Chapter 24 Understaffed?Cash for work!

Wang Anshi took a step forward.

He opened the mouth and said, "Your Majesty, now that the national treasury has eased a little, it's time to do disaster relief."

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

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

Except for the rogues in Hexi, the rest of the disaster relief needs a lot of post-disaster reconstruction.

"En." Xia Ji nodded, and looked at Bao Zheng: "Have you counted the money seized last night?"

Bao Zheng opened his mouth and replied: "Your Majesty, some of them have already been counted."

As he spoke, he told what he had learned from last night.

This time, a total of 400 million taels of silver was paid, and there are also a large number of antiques, rare treasures and other things waiting for sale.

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

The mainland of Kyushu is vast and boundless, and its silver and gold reserves are also astronomical.

Coupled with the fact that Great Xia has turned from prosperity to decline, this has led to the purchase of silver not being as exaggerated as imagined.

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

For this disaster relief, the money is also very tight.

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

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

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

"Well, well done."

Xia Ji narrowed his eyes slightly.

But I didn't expect these officials to corrupt so much.

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

For example, He Shen, who went back to check the accounts.

But Xia Ji didn't care about these.

Now that there is money, many things are much easier to solve.

Moreover, the news that he entered the arsenal last night was not concealed.

Presumably, after Pei Ju, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, learned about it, he would naturally arrange the matter well.

He didn't have to worry about being pocketed again.

Xia Ji looked at Yu Qian, Shangshu of the Ministry of War: "You came here also for disaster relief?"

If Wang Anshi is coming, Xia Ji can understand.

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

Except for the army that will be used to suppress bandits, the rest will not be used at all.

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

Yu Qian also stood up after being watched by Xia Ji.

However, he frowned tightly, completely lacking the joy on the faces of Bao Zheng and Wang Anshi.

Yu Qian frowned and said, "Your Majesty, although there are disaster relief funds now, there are some shortages in terms of manpower."

He is here to ask for someone.

Now that the Great Xia is weak, it is not just the emptiness of the treasury and the granary.

Even the troops are not enough.

On the one hand, the prophecy that "the Great Xia will only last 800 years" caused many people to relocate to the territory of the seven vassal kings.

On the other hand, in order to strengthen themselves, the former seven feudal lords recruited a large number of generals from Daxia people.

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

This has led to a big problem in terms of manpower even though there is no shortage of money and food.

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

after all.

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

One of them is the exemption from taxes for military service.

Now if he went to conscript again, it would cause a great loss to the Emperor's reputation.

Hearing Yu Qian's words.

Xia Ji also felt the difficulty of today.

but.

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

Think here.

Xia Ji looked at Yu Qian and said, "No matter how nobody is there, the rogues in Hexi can still be suppressed, right?"

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

He described his current situation.

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

Even if Daxia's military strength is weak now, it can still be done.

Lands where locust plagues, floods, and droughts can break out, but suppression is not enough.

It requires a lot of manpower and material support.

Relying on the current military strength alone is useless.

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

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

He looked at Yu Qian and said: "It is enough to suppress the bandits, and there is no need to mobilize too many people in places where natural disasters occur."

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

Wang Anshi opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, although man-made disasters are not as good as natural disasters, if we let them go, it will dissipate the hearts of the people, which is not conducive to the longevity of Great Xia."

"That's right," Bao Zheng also said, "Your Majesty, please think twice, Da Xia must not suffer too much loss."

Each of the seven feudal kings harbors evil intentions.

If Xia Ji doesn't care about those natural disasters, he just suppresses man-made disasters.

It is very likely that there will be a lot of rumors.

At that time, the population will be further lost.

This will make it impossible for Daxia to stand up even if he wants to stand up.

Therefore, I want to stabilize Daxia.

Nowadays, in addition to suppressing those rogues and cults.

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 Da Xia's resurgence in Xia Ji.

Absolutely won't let Xia Ji make any wrong decision.

Seeing the appearance of the two, Xia Ji also laughed: "Who said I don't care about those natural disasters?"

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

Could it be that the Emperor has a solution?

Xia Ji said lightly: "Nowadays, the problem we have to face is nothing more than a shortage of manpower, but this is not as difficult as you imagine."

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

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

heard here.

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

But they vaguely seem to have grasped something in their hearts, but it's not clear.

Although these people can be regarded as manpower, 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 help of the Seven Kings, Daxia will collapse.

But none of them interrupted Xia Ji, quietly waiting for Xia Ji's next words.

This His Majesty the Human Sovereign has not yet come to the court, but he has shown the appearance of the eternal Human Sovereign.

Maybe, he really has a way.

Xia Ji then said: "My method is very simple. Man-made disasters will naturally be suppressed by the army. As for those natural disasters, a small amount of manpower, money and food will be mobilized, and then these refugees will be hired to rebuild after the disaster."

"Daily board and lodging are provided, and the salary is [-]% more than normal."

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

Xia Ji said this.

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

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

Xia Ji said.

It is work instead of relief.

This is a very common thing in later generations.

But in this era, not many people know about it.

Or I thought of such a method, but suffered from no implementation plan.

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

The three of them were shocked immediately.

They never imagined that they could do this.

Even Wang Anshi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, had already thought of a possibility.

That is, after such a plan is implemented.

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

Even, there are still a lot of surplus.

In the past, disaster relief mostly required a large amount of money to support it.

But now it's different.

After the life of these refugees is settled, they still need to pay taxes as usual.