Martial: I Started The Technological Revolution In Ancient Times

It made Xiao Yun feel a little awkward for a moment.    

He really thought that the Emperor of the North Wei was a muddle-headed ruler!    

He didn't think that he had thought wrongly.    

To be honest, it was a little awkward.    

Rubbing his nose, Xiao Yun said, "So that's what you all think. En... How should I put it? It surprised me."    

" What do you think? Do you think he's a muddle-headed ruler?"    

Xiao Yun shrugged and said, "Everyone would think that way."    

Tuoba Tian'er frowned and was unhappy for a long time, but in the end, she could not help but sigh. She said, "That's right. Some actions are indeed problematic. It made people think that he was a muddle-headed ruler. Maybe it was because he was too old. There will be some problems with his actions "    

Xiao Yun nodded and said, "There will indeed be such problems."    

"Then why?"    

Princess Wei of the North frowned and said, "When I saw Imperial Father, I only felt that Imperial Father was wise. The words he said and the things he did were the best. But why is there always a mistake when we are down there?"    

Xiao Yun blinked his eyes.    

Then he sighed.    

He knew what the reason was.    

"When you're in a high position, sometimes you're blind and deaf. It can't be helped. Human nature dictates. If a king really thinks of himself as a wise king, he needs to be in a situation where he cannot see or hear. In a situation where one was deaf and blind, he needed to make the most correct judgment. And this was only the foundation. More importantly, he needed to hear a lot of lies. No, even all lies! It was like in a wrong world, in the original darkness... To find a piece of light, it was really hard, in history, someone who could do such a thing... That was why there were so few Holy Lords and Bright Lords. It wasn't that they were incompetent, but it was the opposite. They were often the ones who received the best education. They had experienced the cruelest competition for the throne and dealt with the greatest things in the world. But they were often so muddle-headed that even the people thought they were trash, because they faced the difficulty of one thing. It is completely different. "    

The few women were stunned for a while before Leng Yueling asked, "Will it really be like this?"    

They clearly did not believe it.    

They, who understood the imperial power, always felt that the imperial power was everywhere. Even the king of Qin Country also had a secret guard? They were like spies everywhere, always letting him know a lot of things that others didn't know.    

Why did he become deaf and blind instead?    

Xiao Yun smiled lightly, then sighed and said, "Then let me give an example. In Qin Country, when I was eating with His Majesty, I experienced something personally."    

He turned his head and looked into the distance, and couldn't help but laugh bitterly.    

"There was a memorial at that time, and it was very difficult to get into His Majesty's hands. The person who submitted the memorial divided the memorial into two layers. On the surface, it was written that it was an ordinary small matter. The next layer wrote the most important thing... There were almost no flaws on these two layers of paper, only at night... Under the dim light, the light shone on it from a certain angle. Only then would the words below be revealed. The person who performed knew that His Majesty often wrote memorials in the middle of the night. And those auditors were usually during the day. That was why such a mechanism was created, and the probability of the mechanism being discovered was also very low. What a coincidence. It was unknown how many memorials with such a mechanism were handed over before they were discovered. It was even possible that it would never be discovered, and it was even more likely that... After being discovered by the person who examined the memorials, he'll think of a way to silence him."    

Leng Yueling said," It is so complicated. It must be something very important. "    

"Yes, it's about the corruption of the officials below. Nanshui Li County was one of the important towns supported by Qin Country. A hundred years ago, that place was a very rich place. But in recent years, due to various reasons, that place had gradually declined. It had become a famous impoverished region in Qin Country, and it had once supported many of the important towns in the surrounding cities. Now, it needed the Qin Country to spend a large amount of money every year to support its development. Every year, the money was transferred from the national treasury to support the construction. Most of it had to be spent there. The amount of money was one of the best in the country. Just a year ago, an official in Lijun County suddenly had an idea. He felt that if he wanted to be rich, he had to build roads first, and that land transportation was not as good as river transportation. If he could build a canal that connected north and south, not only would it relieve the pressure of the flood around the South Water for many years, it's a good thing to be able to develop the maritime traffic more vigorously. It's a good thing to kill two birds with one stone. "    

Leng Yueling said, "This... Isn't this a good thing?"    

Tuoba Tian'er, who was beside, said, "This is definitely a good thing. The country's money is used on the edge of blades. It should be used in this kind of place. And the facts proved that... The convenience of transportation in a region really determines whether a place is prosperous or not."    

"Right?"    

Xiao Yun smiled bitterly and said, "Building that canal normally requires 300,000 silver taels. It is not a small number."    

"Yes... It is indeed a little too much, but to Qin Country, it is also something that can be spent. Compared to the result of this matter, it is also worth it."    

Tuoba Tian'er said with certainty.    

"Right?"    

Xiao Yun smiled and said, "In fact, the funds allocated to that place every year is actually more than one million taels. Taking out a portion to build the canal is actually not bad."    

"That is a good thing."    

Tuoba Tian'er said.    

Xiao Yun said, "Yes, it is a good thing. However, the price offered by the official was nine hundred thousand taels. The construction needs nine hundred thousand taels to be completed."    

"This..."    

Tuoba Tian'er's eyes twitched. She sighed and said, "Actually, it is understandable. After all, if the money goes down, layers of deductions will be made. Only a third of the money can be used for proper business, although it is a little... It was ruthless, but it did not leave a normal number. It's understandable. "    

"Mhm."    

Xiao Yun nodded and said, "When water is clear, there will be no fish. If we don't give them some benefits... Who would be willing to do such a thing? Although it was more than double the price, it would be considered as the labor costs for those officials. This can also be understood. As long as the canal is repaired, it's actually possible to spend more money."    

"That's right!" Tuoba Tian'er nodded her head repeatedly.    

Xiao Yun smiled and said, "But after 900,000 taels were spent, the canal was not built."    

"Ah?!"    

Tuoba Tian'er's mouth was wide open. She looked at Xiao Yun in disbelief.    

Xiao Yun said, "Not only was the construction not completed, it was only half completed."    

"Only... half? A canal that originally cost 300,000 silver actually cost 900,000 silver to repair half of it. This... Isn't this a bit too much?"    

Xiao Yun spread his hands and said, "And that official has reported the old. It was a new official. What do you think we should do about this?"    

"This... even if it was the old official, we still have to arrest him!"    

Xiao Yun shook his head and said, "In the report, the reason why we spent so much money was because of this. There was a clear explanation, and from time to time, there would be a natural disaster. Occasionally, there would be some disasters, and some craftsmen would die. If this craftsman died, he would have to be comforted, right? If the work was delayed, he would have to support those artisans who did not work, right? After all, it wasn't easy to find the craftsmen, so he couldn't just say that there was no life here. They would have to find their own way out, and then they would be able to work here. Call them back again? "    

"This... seems to be reasonable."    

Tuoba Tian'er smiled bitterly and said, "But that place is really too unlucky, right? Another accident, a dead person, and a delay in the work period, this is really..."    

Xiao Yun suddenly said, "The second letter written on the secret memorial is saying, the natural disaster is fake, it did not happen at all. The natural disaster is fake. Although there were also dead people, not so many died. And the consolation fee was not even given to the craftsmen. As for the extension, they really did disperse the craftsmen, and didn't give them any wages. After the start of the work, they found someone else. "    

"Ah, this..."    

Tuoba Tian'er's mouth was wide open and her face was full of disbelief.    

After a long time, she could not help but say, "Then their courage is a little too big, isn't it? "    

Xiao Yun said with a bitter smile, "There are brave ones who starve to death, and timid ones have existed since ancient times. It's very normal."    

"That's really scary."    

"That's right. Think about it carefully. It's really scary. What about His Majesty? ___ asked. Actually, in the entire incident, did you miss out on anything? "    

"This... doesn't seem to be the case."    

Xiao Yun shrugged and said, "After that, I knew I spent a lot of money. But after all, half of the canal has been dug out. We can't just stop there, can we? His Majesty gritted his teeth and took some out from the treasury. He took some from the royal family's private savings and added another 900,000 to make up for it."    

"Ah? Another 900,000 yuan? Then he must have finished repairing this time, right? "    

" About that... I don't think so. "    

Xiao Yun shook his head and then said, "After the on-site survey by the new official, it is not suitable to build the canal at all! So it is impossible to build a canal there, but a road should be built. On the original river, we still need to build bridges. "    

" Ah?! Those people before, were they crazy? Or were they idiots? It's not suitable. They spent so much money, so much time, and in the end, only managed to get half of it?"    

"Yes, that's what His Majesty thinks too, but this matter involves too much. Before His Majesty confirmed the work period, he had also asked some people in the Imperial Court who were proficient in the irrigation industry to take a look. At that time, all of their reports said that it was feasible. They all said that this method was beneficial to the country and in Chiaki. No matter how good it is, we can do it. "    

"Then, they joined forces to deceive His Majesty?"    

"Who knows?"    

Xiao Yun spread his hands and said, "After that, His Majesty sent people to investigate, and the result was that it actually needed a canal. In fact, it really needed a main road that could take a horse carriage."    

"This..."    

The corners of Tuoba Tian'er's eyes twitched violently.    

Xiao Yun continued, "Then we started to repair it. In the end, when we reached the canal that was previously built... Sigh, building the bridge is really too expensive, and more importantly... If the canal is not opened and the bridge is built instead, it will cause many deep pits to appear there. If these deep pits accumulate rainwater and the like, it will cause disasters instead. "    

"Then... then what should we do?"    

"So, without any other choice, they can only fill up the canal that they dug out."    

"This... fill it up into flat ground? ! "    

"Yes, it must be filled flat, and as long as it's flat, won't the bridge be saved?"    

"This... this seems to make sense."    

Xiao Yun shrugged and said, "Of course it makes sense, but it is also repairing the road. Since it is to build bridges again, the money spent is naturally a lot. Now that it's added in to fill in, it will naturally be a little more. Thus, 900,000 silver taels were all spent. "    

"Sigh, it really is... Why don't we just build an official road? Isn't it better than anything?"    

"That's right. His Majesty thought so too. He asked someone to calculate how much it would cost to build an official road individually. In the end... it would only cost 100,000 silver."    

"Hey! How much did it cost outside and outside this place!?"    

Xiao Yun said, "You also think that although this matter is a little stupid, the result is still acceptable. Right?"    

"What else can we do?" Tuoba Tian'er said helplessly," It can only be like this, just like you said. If we were to dig deeper, it would cause a huge stir. At that time, it would not be good to cause chaos in the Imperial Court. Those who went to investigate should naturally be the people trusted by the king of Qin Country. They were also people with a very high status. Who was in the right and who was in the wrong? If we can't make it clear, even if we have to make it clear, who knows what kind of price we will have to pay at that time. "    

Xiao Yun smiled and said," That's right. That's right. It's not easy for you to understand this point. It's like if you really kill those officials and bury them. If it was them, who would care about this world? If no one cared, then no one would repair the road of 100,000. If you give all that money to the people there, what do you think they will do?"    

"Then they will definitely split it, more or less, or even evenly."    

Tuoba Tian'er was very sure. She had seen this kind of thing more than once.    

Xiao Yun shrugged and did not comment.    

Then he said, "As for the matter of filling in and repairing the road, it is the third matter in the secret report. Actually, that place is not suitable for repairing the road. There is already a path that has been taken by something there. The newly repaired path is even harder to walk than the previous one! Furthermore, that place really needed a north-south canal. In fact, at the end of the canal, there were already merchants who had prepared houses and relay stations there, preparing for the rise of the water supply. We've made a profit."    

"Ah?!"    

Such a reversal almost made Tuoba Tian'er vomit blood.    

She could even imagine that when the king of Qin Country saw this memorial, his expression must be very interesting. Perhaps his original sleepiness would also disappear from his face.    

"He must be very angry, right?"    

"That's right. Sigh, then why do you think I went over to eat with him? Do you know about this? I said I was going to eat, but I was actually almost angered to death and asked me to go over and give him an explanation. Then, I'll bring him some medicine."    

"This... I see. "    

Xiao Yun rubbed his forehead and said, "What do you think he did wrong? But if the people knew about this, would they scold him like crazy and call him a fool?"    

Tuoba Tian'er smiled bitterly and said, "They will definitely scold him, right? Nine hundred thousand taels of silver in the canal. It is also an opportunity for the future, and it will be wasted just like that. It even went so far as to say... Because of filling up and repairing the roads, it was impossible to build a canal there anymore. It would cut off a future opportunity for them... Sigh, if I were a citizen there, I would also be so angry that I would die from anger."    

" Is that so? "    

Xiao Yun shook his head.    

Think about it," he said. As long as you live there, you must know about the situation there. You even know it very well. That's right, right? "    

"It happened right under your nose. Even if you didn't see it with your own eyes, when you brag and chat with each other, I'm afraid you already know about it."    

Tuoba Tian'er's words were very right.    

So Xiao Yun nodded.    

But then he sighed and said, "It should have been like this, but... His Majesty was really angry at that time and decided to take advantage of this opportunity. No matter how much it involved, he was ready to catch those vermin. Even if he were to gouge out flesh from his own body, in order to make his body better, I'll do my best. I'll just bear with it. "    

"That's how it should be!"    

Xiao Yun said, "But His Majesty is not an impulsive person, or a person without wisdom. Although he was very angry at that time, in fact, this secret report... was actually a statement from one person, a one-sided statement, right? Although the person who submitted the secret report clearly belonged to the weaker side, and it was obvious that it took a lot of effort to send the news over. But who could know that what he said was true? After all, the person who'd spoken earlier... He was also the person whom His Majesty had once trusted the most. Now, a stranger had appeared. Those who were not familiar with him had only used some extraordinary methods. It seemed that after saying some words, His Majesty immediately believed him. Then His Majesty is a fool, isn't he? "    

Xiao Yun smiled and said," What hasn't His Majesty experienced? All kinds of schemes and tricks, what kind of strange means have you not seen before? It has to be known that some hunters usually appear as prey, and those who appear to be the weakest... They were the masterminds behind all of this! In the eyes of ordinary people, what kind of god flip is this, what kind of shocking jaw drop, but at His Majesty's place... That's just daily."    

Spreading his hands, he continued: "So what His Majesty needs to do now is to send out someone he trusts more. He even went himself to ask the local people. Whether it is a private visit or a scheme to get their words out... Anyway... he would listen to the local people's words and then judge the two parties. Who said it right, who said it wrong, who said it right, who said it right, who said it right, who said it wrong, who said it right, who said it? Right?"    

Tuoba Tian'er nodded and said," That should be the case. But this way, the truth should be revealed! "    

Xiao Yun shook his head and said, "When those people rushed to Nanshui Li County and found the local people, they went to ask about the canal and the construction of bridges. The local people said that their parents did a good deed. They were very satisfied, and their lives were very happy. They wanted to thank this and that."