Control your ancestors and create an immortal family starting from the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 17: The merit lies in the present time, and the benefit lies in the future

When an emperor and his favorite minister both try their best to do something, in this day and age, there will be no obstacles.

After some preparation;
———In the sixth year of Yongping.

Gu Kang officially began to manage the fields.

And Liu Zhuang did as he said, performing the "personal ploughing ceremony" during the spring ploughing period, setting an example for the world.

The significance of this move is extraordinary.

Everyone saw the emperor's determination, which could be said to have directly cleared away all obstacles for Gu Kang.

But even so, Gu Kang still could not avoid the struggles in the court.

Human nature is to fight!
If the Gu family continues to prosper, the benefits left for others will become less. How can they be willing to accept this?

But this time they learned their lesson and did not target Gu Kang directly.

As Liu Zhuang's reign lasted longer and longer, his ministers became more and more familiar with the emperor's character.

Under Liu Zhuang's rule, officials must have real talents and knowledge.

Although he had not been on the throne for long, he had dismissed countless officials.

Liu Zhuang also required that all regions report the political achievements of officials every year, with both merits and demerits counted, and even incompetent officials had to be reported.

Rewards will be given for meritorious service.

Even if there have been such violations, as long as the court policies have been strictly implemented and the people have not been harmed, they will not be severely punished.

But if you hurt people or do nothing.

Then you must be punished!

In this situation, countless people were waiting for Gu Kang to make a mistake or fail this time, and then they would gang up on him and attack him, intending to cut off the entire Gu family's path.

Gu Kang was well aware of this.

However, he was not affected at all, but carried out various arrangements step by step, and everything was so orderly.

Gu Yi has been watching all this silently.

It has to be said that when there is a comparison between people, it is clear how big the gap between their attributes is.

Take Gu Kang as an example.

Since he started to manage the fields thoroughly, he has become increasingly busy.

Whether it was the specific implementation of the fertile land policy or the manufacture of the curved plow, he had to personally oversee it.

And as a Shangshu Lang, he was at a very high political level.

In addition, Gu Kang also needed to help Liu Zhuang draft imperial edicts and discuss matters with Liu Zhuang from time to time.

The role of wise rulers and virtuous ministers is reflected at times like this.

Liu Zhuang was a wise ruler in the original history.

Although few people mention it in modern times, his achievements cannot be erased.

Now with Gu Kang.

This effect is more evident.

The problems that Liu Xiu had not been able to solve during the rise of the Han Dynasty were quickly resolved with the cooperation of Gu Kang and Liu Zhuang.

Establish Hanfu, restore rituals and music, promote virtue, and thoroughly establish the official assessment system.

Liu Zhuang sets an example himself.

He revived the "elderly care ceremony" and personally went to the Biyong Temple in the Imperial College to show his respect for education and tradition.

Fortunately, the first place for implementation this time was decided to be Hebei, which greatly reduced the energy he needed to put in.

The transformation that Gu Kang had the entire family undergo was not in vain.

In response to Gu Kang's request, the major families that were on good terms with the Gu family all cooperated very well.

In addition, he also recruited talented people selected from Gu's private school over the years.

Let these local Hebei people help him do this in more detail.

After seeing all this, Gu Yi even suspected that Gu Kang might have thought about the current situation back then.

This speculation made Gu Yi dumbfounded.

If this is true, how strong will the person whose attribute value reaches the peak be?

Gu Yi was a little unimaginable.

As for Gu Sheng, Gu Yi also paid attention to him.

Especially after learning that he actually knew Ban Chao, Gu Yi began to pay more attention to him.

Gu Kang was indeed good to his family. After Gu Sheng told him about the recommendation, he told Liu Zhuang about it the next day.

And the result was not unexpected.

After hearing about Ban Chao's benevolent and filial behavior, Liu Zhuang immediately agreed to it and let him follow Gu Sheng.

In today's world, people have increasingly high demands on moral character.

The relationship between the person being recommended and the recommender is more than just talk.

This was a pleasant surprise for the Gu family.

Gu Yi could also see that Liu Zhuang highly recognized Gu Sheng's abilities, otherwise, with his personality, he would never let Gu Sheng stay in the central army all the time.

This undoubtedly made Gu Yi even more excited.

As long as Gu Sheng can fully display his talents, his achievements will definitely not be lower than Gu Kang's.

The future is expected!

Nangong.

Unlike his usual serious expression, Gu Kang's face today was clearly filled with joy.

He has a child!
It seems that he was influenced by Gu Xiao at the beginning, and Gu Kang is not obsessed with women at all.

After being married to Liu Liliu for many years, she just had a child, so she was naturally happy.

In fact, Gu Yi was also very helpless about this matter.

Why are all the people in my family so serious?

Although in addition to Gu Kang, several of Gu Xiao's descendants also had children.

But from the moment they got married, they disappeared from the [Family Information].

These people can only help the Gu family become stronger, but they cannot make Gu Yi feel safe.

There is no way. The game ends immediately if all the direct descendants are killed.

No matter what, the direct line must have bloodline.

Gu Yi has already planned to add another rule to the family rules next time he controls the character to avoid any accidents.

However, there is also good news. This child's attributes make him the first hexagonal warrior of the Gu family.

【Gu Liang】

【内政：73；外交：68；政治：75；统帅：63；武力；65】

Although it is not outstanding in any individual aspect, it is comprehensive.

In fact, this is inevitable
How can a family produce talented people from generation to generation?

This attribute is already qualified, and Gu Yi is quite satisfied with it.

As soon as Fang Fu stepped into the palace, Liu Zhuang immediately noticed that Gu Kang was abnormal. He immediately understood and laughed twice, saying, "Is it born?"

"Thank you for your concern, mother and child are safe."

Gu Kang nodded and saluted seriously.

"Mother and son?"

"It's a boy?"

Liu Zhuang was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Great! I have a descendant who can help the world, and he's my nephew. I feel at ease now."

His words came from the heart.

Liu Liliu's sister is actually okay, mainly because of Gu Kang.

In fact, Liu Zhuang's attitude towards his in-laws is still repressive, but it is different towards the Gu family.

Gu Kang really conquered Liu Zhuang with his own abilities.

Although the farmland management has not yet produced any results.

However, Gu Kang's talents in other areas were also recognized by Liu Zhuang.

The two have personalities that complement each other.

Seeing that Gu Kang had been working hard for the court but had no children, Liu Zhuang had mentioned it many times.

But he could do nothing about this kind of thing.

You can't issue an edict to let Gu Kang indulge in women more, right?

Now that I hear that Gu Kang finally has a son, I am very happy.

The two chatted for a while, and then they started talking about politics again as usual.

"Humph!"

Liu Zhuang snorted coldly, glanced at Gu Kang, and said, "In the second year of Yongping, I used the example of the late emperor's order that officials should not mention the word 'saint' to forbid officials from flattering him."

"How long has it been now?"

"If someone dares to disobey the decree I issued, Ji Shi, what do you think I should do?" When talking about political affairs, Liu Zhuang's expression changed completely, and his eyes were full of fierceness.

As in the original history, Liu Zhuang was extremely strict in his attitude towards his subjects.

It even set a precedent for officials - caning!
In recent years, ministers were often beaten for making mistakes, and Liu Zhuang even took action himself.

All officials were extremely afraid of this.

I won’t go into details about how badly he was beaten, the main thing is that it was really embarrassing to be punished in public.

Under the leadership of Liu Zhuang, the Han people today attach increasing importance to morality and reputation.

Being beaten in private is one thing, but being beaten in public means that one's career is over.

Who can not be afraid?
As a Shangshu Lang, Gu Kang naturally knew what Liu Zhuang said.

The ministers praised Emperor Liu Zhuang for his wisdom by saying that there had been no major disasters in the world this year.

This is normal.

But this time it's not just that.

This is also directed at Gu Kang.

It seemed to be God's will that no major disasters occurred in the sixth year of Yongyuan.

Moreover, the Gu family has been rooted in Hebei for many years and is very familiar with the mountains, rivers and terrain of Hebei.

With the cooperation of the big clan.

Repair water conservancy projects; fertilize fields; remove weeds and prevent disasters;
Gu Kang was adept at preparing everything that was conducive to farming, without making any mistakes.

The ministers naturally saw this.

Although I can't do it openly.

But there is no loss in blocking Gu's retreat in this way, so why not do it?
Even with the example of Julu.

They also didn't believe that Gu Kang could really increase production in the entire Hebei region.

At present, the Han Dynasty is ruled by Confucianism, and the superstition of prophecies and divinations of the modern literary school is prevalent.

Are you kidding me?
Could such a thing be done by a mere mortal?
Under the influence of this environment, no matter how much Liu Zhuang trusts Gu Kang, there will naturally be times when he has doubts.

This problem is obviously the reason now.

He was afraid of wasting time.

For an emperor with great ambitions, time has always been the most important thing.

This is not because Liu Zhuang was ignorant, but because of the limitations of the times.

Gu Kang's approach of increasing production through scientific means was naturally too difficult for people to accept.

If it were any other superstitious emperor, even if he could reuse Gu Kang, he would probably not agree to do the farmland management.

Gu Kang had already prepared for this.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately bowed to Liu Zhuang and said seriously, "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about this matter."

"The Han Dynasty is different now than it was in the past. The world's prosperity is already showing signs."

"All officials congratulate Your Majesty, and Your Majesty is welcome to accept this."

If you have doubts in your heart, then I will give you the most direct response!
Hearing this, Liu Zhuang frowned slightly, "Ji Shi, when did you learn to flatter?"

"His Majesty."

Gu Kang was not flustered, and said calmly, "I came here to discuss this matter with Your Majesty."

"The millet planting in Hebei is more prosperous than ever before."

"This year will definitely be a year of good harvest."

Liu Zhuang just looked at Gu Kang silently without making any statement.

He was an emperor who looked at results first and would not be shaken by the words of any minister.

But Liu Zhuang also knew Gu Kang's temperament.

He never jokes in front of the king.

Thinking about it, Liu Zhuang nodded slightly: "Okay!"

"With these words to save the world, I have nothing to worry about."

He did not talk about this matter anymore, but directly discussed current political affairs with Gu Kang as usual.

Gu Yi, who was watching all this silently, was not surprised at all.

Liu Zhuang was an emperor with such a character.

It was impossible for him to always fully trust a minister.

The fact that all officials were monitored by spies and eyes explains it all.

But Gu Yi was not worried.

Liu Zhuang is not without merits. For the current Gu family, it is enough for him to maintain clear rewards and punishments.

Because in Gu Yi's opinion, there was nothing wrong with Gu Kang's various actions.

Compared with the farming level of contemporary Han people, what he did would definitely far exceed the output of previous years!

Sure enough, when the news of the bumper harvest in Hebei reached the court.

The whole court was shocked!

The figure of two stones per mu really shocked everyone.

You know, in today's world, even if we calculate based on the year with the most abundant harvest, the highest number is only this.

But now these two stones are average.

The yield in Julu, Wei and Bohai counties, where the land was the most fertile, exceeded two dan per mu.

Not to mention Julu, Gu Kang’s efforts to fertilize the fields in recent years are not in vain.

But for Wei County and Bohai County, this time's output has completely surpassed previous records.

In addition, there are experimental fields in each state and county.

Gu Kang's arrangement for the experimental field is mainly based on testing.

He applied all possible methods of fertilizing the soil to each field.

Although this method may not seem scientific in today's modern times, it is the best solution given the current situation of the Han Dynasty.

Of course, doing so is bound to affect field yields.

But since it is a test field, it is mainly for experiments.

Gu Kang had already prepared for years of experimentation in order to select the most suitable strategy for fertilizing the fields in all the states of the world.

This is destined to be a slow process.

But for the Han Dynasty today, the good harvest in Hebei is enough!
Liu Zhuang's joy is visible to the naked eye.

He immediately appointed Gu Kang as the Minister of Agriculture in the court, directly promoting him to the level of Nine Ministers.

This time, no one in the government or the public could say anything.

Gu Kang's move is destined to benefit everyone in the world.

As for the powerful families in the temple who occupy most of the land in the world, the benefits they can obtain are far greater than those of ordinary people. Who would refuse such benefits?
The whole nation celebrates!

There were even ministers who wanted to directly promote the policy of fertilizing farmland in Hebei to other parts of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Zhuang naturally agreed to this.

Gu Kang didn't say much either. He seemed to have gradually realized the differences brought about by different geology through the yield of the experimental fields.

But it is obviously impossible to fully study these in this era.

Although the output varies from place to place, it is far greater than before.

What's there to refuse?
——The following year, Gu Kang implemented the policy of fertilizing the fields in a more specific way.

This time, the enthusiasm for farming all over the world seemed to be ignited.

Especially with Liu Zhuang's publicity, the bumper harvest in Hebei in the sixth year of Yongping has become known to the world.

Gu Kang has become a god in the hearts of people all over the world.

It is actually possible to increase land production through human power.

When people heard that Gu Kang would still be in charge of the fertile fields this time, people from all over the country were delighted.

They are the ones who care about food production the most!
Although there were minor disasters this year.

But the grain output of the entire Han Dynasty is also far higher than before.

"Thirty bushels of millet."

When this phenomenon appeared in the Han Dynasty, it was enough to show how great the impact of this matter was.

After learning about this, Liu Zhuang decided to personally lead all the officials to offer sacrifices to Liu Xiu, as if he wanted to inform him of the prosperity of the Han Dynasty.

All the barbarians came to pay tribute and assist in the sacrifice.

Although this sacrifice was not as grand, its significance to the whole world was different.

Today's Han Dynasty seems to have attracted all nations to pay tribute!
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"In the seventh year of the Yongping reign, Kang was in charge of agricultural affairs throughout the country, and the people all followed his lead. That year, the harvest was abundant, the granaries were full, and the grain yield was 30 hu. The people were no longer hungry.

Kang's achievements benefit the present generation and generations to come."

————"Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Biography of Gu Kang"

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