Zhu Maichen and Gongsun Hong were about to find a wine shop and have a long talk.

At this time, several men in coarse linen clothes walked towards them.

As they walked, these men shouted: "Recruitment, recruitment!" Fifteen yuan a day, food and lodging, are there anyone willing to go? ”

"Fifteen bucks?" When Zhu Maichen heard this, he couldn't sit still.

This Chang'an, he is also a newcomer.

Not sure how much it costs to live in such a bustling big city?

He touched the few copper coins left in his arms, and said to Gongsun Hong: "Mr. Gongsun, please wait for a while, and I will ask, what kind of workers are they recruiting?" ”

Fifteen yuan a day, and a job that includes food and lodging, is a temptation that Zhu Maichen cannot refuse.

He has had enough of the poor and the bad.

Because of poverty, his wives were reconciled and divorced from him.

Because he is poor, no one looks down on him in his hometown!

Because the poor people laughed at him and looked at him like a monkey!

This time he came to Chang'an, he was also a coincidence, just in time, he met the imperial army into the meeting, he heard the neighbors talking, several big people in the army, all of them were through the examination last year, and they became noble.

After inquiring about what the examination was, Zhu Maichen immediately sold all his belongings in the house, and even transferred the thatched house he originally lived in to his neighbors for 100 yuan.

Along the way, Zhu Maichen slept in the open in order to save money. He's done everything.

Even, to be able to get on the boat that crosses the river. He wiped the deck of the ship's crew for three days, relying on his strength. The boat fare is waived!

For Zhu Maichen, finding a suitable job and being able to survive in Chang'an City until the day the examination begins, is all his wish now.

When Gongsun Hong heard this, he smiled slightly, and did not have the idea of alienating Zhu Maichen because of this.

He even thought in his heart: "If I don't have a teacher, I'm afraid I will have to be like Zhu Maichen, and when I arrive in Chang'an, I will have to worry about survival......

Soon. Zhu Maichen came back dejectedly and sighed to Gongsun Hong: "Hey, they are recruiting workers who know how to work wood, and it is said that the Son of Heaven wants to lay a track from Chang'an to Xiaoguan to transport military rations to Xiaoguan ......"

Gongsun Hong said strangely: "Historically, the government has built channels and repaired roads, isn't it all about conscription and conscription? How could these people be recruiting? ”

A Chang'an passerby next to him happened to hear Gongsun Hong's words, perhaps to show off. Perhaps for his pride in being a Chang'an person, he arched his hand and said, "Two gentlemen are foreigners, right?" You didn't look at Lubu much, did you? ”

When Gongsun Hong heard this, he hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "Exactly, I just arrived in Chang'an." Please advise! ”

Compared with Zhu Maichen, Gongsun Hong is smarter and more sensitive.

He knows it well. This time, the possibility of his admission. It's so big that you're even sure to be admitted!

Even if it is only on the face of his teacher Hu Wusheng's letter of recommendation. The imperial court will also give a place!

What's more, he thinks to himself that he is no worse than anyone else!

In this way, the changes in the political situation in Chang'an today are what he needs to grasp and understand.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier.

Today's preferences and biases determine how far he can go in the future.

The man proudly raised his head and said: "The two gentlemen don't know, when today's son is pure and filial piety and benevolence, and can't bear the suffering of the people from forced labor, the internal history of the edict was made a month ago, and the tax was changed and attributed in Guanzhong, from now on, all the conscription in the land of Guanzhong will be converted into a calculation of oral endowment, and all the people concerned will no longer need to serve conscription, suffer from the long distance, and the construction and repair will be hired by the government or executed by prisoners!" ”

Gongsun Hong and Zhu Maichen looked at each other.

Especially Zhu Maichen, his heart was terrified.

Converting conscription into money was a policy pursued by Liu Bi, the king of Wu in the past.

It's just that Liu Bi simply paid for it himself and hired homeless people to serve.

Nowadays, the practice is to convert the conscription into money and then hire people to serve.

The difference between these will not be clear to Zhu Maichen for a while.

But one thing is for sure, this is a clever move to free the people from forced labor, to cultivate more land, and to produce more food!

At that time, Liu Bi relied on this policy to turn Wudi, which was originally a swamp and a mountain, into a land of fish and rice today!

It's just a pity that even if there is a change in taxation, I am afraid that this policy will only be limited to Guanzhong, and at most it will be implemented in Hedong and Henan.

Because, the country's treasury will certainly not be able to afford a nationwide change of taxation!

But Gongsun Hong's mind was undoubtedly more than Zhu Maichen's, and he immediately asked curiously: "Since the government is funded and hired by the government, how can these people be recruiting workers?" ”

That's where this thing gets weird!

Gongsun Hong himself used to be a clerk in Xue County, and he knows how the government operates!

If the government wants to recruit workers, they will never shout in public, they will send officials to notify them door to door!

The man frowned, looked at Gongsun Hong and Zhu Maichen like a hillbilly, and explained: "Those people are the subordinates of the big merchants in Guanzhong......"

"This is said to be the meaning of the Son of Heaven, the construction project will be contracted to the powerful households in Guanzhong, and these large households will be responsible for organizing the construction of manpower, and the government will only supervise and accept the construction!"

"How would this big family be willing?" Gongsun Hong sneered as if he had discovered a new world, he naturally knew that there must be a cat in it!

The man smiled and said, "Who doesn't want to make a profitable deal?" Take the Longshou Canal that has now started construction in Linjin, for example, rich people, hire dozens of hundreds of craftsmen, subcontract the next road section, at most half a year, can be completed, after paying labor and other expenses, to say the least, you can make more than 100,000 dollars! Not long ago, the Li family of Chang'an had just received the subcontract payment from the Inner History Yamen, which was 500,000 yuan! But the section of the road contracted by the Li family was repaired for more than a month in total, and the salary was spent at most 200,000 yuan, and the net income was 300,000 yuan, who doesn't want to do it? ”

The man sighed. said: "It's not that a certain family has no money to spare, otherwise." I'm sure I'm going to go to the next section of the Inner History, even if it's a little smaller......"

As he spoke, he shook his head and took his leave.

But Gongsun Hong and Zhu Maichen looked at each other.

This is the way of thinking today. It's a little weird!

How do you do what you like?

For a while, Gongsun Hong really didn't know what to do!

"Perhaps, go and ask Senior Brother Yan Yiyan, there will be an answer!" Gongsun Hong thought to himself.

Today's Yan Yi, in the Confucian system, can be said to be the stars holding the moon, and everyone expects it!

Who called Yan Yi the first courtier who was born in orthodox Confucianism and loved by the Son of Heaven for more than 50 years in the Han family?

Confucianism is different from Yan. Expectations are very high!

is Gongsun Hong, in fact, he was also instructed by Hu Wusheng to come to Chang'an to assist Yan Yi and break the Huang Lao School and Legalism's suppression of Confucianism.

Only known to Gongsun Hong, this time, from Tiannan to the north of the earth.

The major factions of Confucianism all over the world have put down their mustard this time and sent their disciples to Chang'an. took the opportunity of the examination to assist Yan Yi together, go to the next level, and defeat Ji Di and Zhang Tang. Become the most trusted minister of the Son of Heaven!

This time, Confucianism is really united in their hearts and minds to do a great job!

That's what I'm thinking. Suddenly, Zhu Maichen pulled Gongsun Hong's placket. Excitedly pointed in one direction and said to him, "Mr. Gongsun." Look there! ”

Gongsun Hong raised his head and looked in the direction of Zhu Maichen's finger.

I saw a few big men pushing a small cart, walking along the street, and while walking, they shouted: "Last year, all the test questions were sold for sale, and it only cost 20 yuan for a policy, and there were even more answer papers for the top 3 scholars in the last year's examination, and a book was only sold for 50 yuan!" ”

"There is such a thing...... Gongsun Hong didn't know what to say for a while.

However, the next moment, he and Zhu Maichen immediately rushed forward.

Then the two of them each bought a set of exam questions from last year's exam.

For examinees like them, there is no more attractive commodity than last year's exam questions!

………………………………

Weiyang Palace, Xuanshu Palace, Inner Room.

At this time, Liu Che was looking at the Chang'an-Xiaoguan orbital sand table model presented by Shaofu.

In fact, there is no need for traversers to contribute their talents and inventions to do such things as sand tables.

Qin Shi Huang once poured mercury into his underground mausoleum and simulated the mountains and rivers under his rule.

As for the use of the sand table in the military, it is possible that no one has created a zào yet.

However, Liu Che knew that more than 100 years later, Liu Xiu used rice grains to demonstrate mountains, rivers, lakes and enemy movements, and conducted what may be the first war game in global history.

The result is - all the captives are in my eyes!

Therefore, Liu Che just mentioned the officials of the Shaofu, and the huge orbital model in front of him appeared in front of him.

Liu Che stared at this sand table and instructed the Shaofu official next to him: "After I go back, I will make a sand table of the Great Wall of the border county and send it to me!" ”

For Liu Che, the biggest role of the sand table is to deduce the process of war and cultivate the war art of the people around him.

And it's just a piece of paper.

In the era of cold weapons, if you really want to cultivate a real handsome talent, you still need to participate in actual combat at close range.

Therefore, Liu Che planned to throw Yizong to the front line of the battle against the Xiongnu in Yanmen or Yunzhong in a year or two.

Now?

Liu Che paced two steps, and then asked, "General Li Guang, are you waiting for the edict now?" ”

A month ago, he transferred Li Guang's unlucky guy from Liang back to Chang'an.

Then, I hung him all the time.

Now, however, he can no longer be dried.

Changle Palace's guard Nanpihou Dou Pengzu had stepped down not long ago, and his position was taken over by his brother Weiyang Palace guard Dou Xin.

As for Dou Pengzu himself, he is about to become Taichang and rank Jiuqing.

This can be regarded as Liu Che's benefit to the Dou family.

Now, the Weiyang Palace guard is vacant.

Liu Che didn't think about promoting one of his own people to serve as the guard of Weiyang Palace.

It's just that, in order to avoid irritating the Empress Dowager, Liu Che finally decided to let Li Guanglai be the guard of the Weiyang Palace.

"Returning to Your Majesty, General Li, I have been waiting for the edict at the Bus Bureau!" Wang Dao replied.

"Announce that he will come to see me......" Liu Che ordered. (To be continued......)