Chapter 652 Action (Asking for Monthly Votes)
Whether Yin Hou was optimistic or not, Jia Huan quickly got busy.
In any case, he and his senior brother Zuo Youxian were both non-staff members of the guards.
He only needed to be responsible to Yin Hou, and he didn't need to pay much attention to other things.
Therefore, Jia Huan's sudden disappearance did not cause any waves.
Of course, Yin Hou still talked to the guard leader around Yang Guang in private, which was considered a report.
At this time, Jia Huan and his younger brother mixed in the young and strong laborers who kept coming.
Millions of laborers, just organizing them is a very difficult and huge project!
It must be said that the main officials under Yang Guang's rule were definitely fully trained.
There were hundreds of thousands of people and millions of people working and mobilizing troops at any time, and the troubles during the period were unimaginable in modern times.
Whether it was transportation, communication, organization and discipline, etc., could the Great Sui Dynasty compare with modern times?
But anyone who performed well in these important projects and military mobilizations would have no problem getting a Shangshu position in the early Tang Dynasty, and he would have performed quite well.
Not only the main officials responsible for project construction and organization, but also the middle-level officials and the grassroots supervisors who had gone through cruel tests.
Otherwise, even if they turned into demons on earth and squeezed their subordinates' labor madly, they would still fail to complete the task!
Yang Guang would not consider the difficulties of the officials below, and they would be punished if they failed to complete the task!
In addition, the officials of the government along the way of the project were not bad!
Since Yang Guang ascended the throne, major projects have been launched almost every year, and casualties of hundreds of thousands are often in the unit of 100,000, which is quite exaggerated no matter which era it is placed in.
Especially in the feudal imperial era, there were hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of casualties in labor service a year, but there was no serious epidemic. This was because the government along the way was well organized.
In short, in Jia Huan's view, Yang Guang was indeed a man of trouble, but the Sui Dynasty also cultivated quite a number of capable ministers and capable officials through these troubles!
If it could be used well, it might be possible to create a more glorious era than the "Zhenguan Reign", after all, the population bases of the early Tang Dynasty and the late Sui Dynasty were not at the same level.
Unfortunately, Yang Guang was born too high and could not see the specific situation below!
As for Li Shimin, it was also the result of chance and coincidence that he was trained and enriched his knowledge.
After all, the situation of the Li family was not good in the early days of Yang Guang's administration, and there was even a possibility of extermination at any time.
In addition, Li Shimin was not the son of the Li family. He had been consciously "down to earth" since he was a child, and at least he had some understanding of the actual situation of the people.
Under Jia Huan's guidance, the supervisors who had experienced the construction of the Chidao quickly took action.
It was also luck that many of the millions of laborers recruited this time had built the Chidao before, and some supervisors could even call out their specific names!
After Jia Huan knew about it, he temporarily adjusted the plan and first attacked these "acquaintances".
Then, soon, during the intervals of the ancient Great Wall repair project, some supervisors and familiar young and strong laborers chatted together to kill the boring time.
As they talked, they turned to the habit of the current Sui emperor, who liked to build various huge projects.
Although the laborers did not dare to say it clearly, their angry expressions had already explained everything.
The supervisors did not have so many concerns. They said that after the project was completed, they might meet at other construction sites next time, provided that the laborers were still alive.
These words frightened the faces of the laborers around them pale.
Suddenly, a laborer who had just reached adulthood cried out, wondering when this thing would end?
Again, at this time, the Great Sui Dynasty was at its peak and its military was strong. Not every young and strong laborer had the courage to become a bandit.
Once caught, not only the person himself, but also the family behind him would suffer! Such a topic was too heavy, and the atmosphere around was so depressing that it was hard to breathe.
Seeing that the opportunity was rare, the supervisors slowly said that it was not that there was no chance to get rid of such a difficult situation, but it required great determination.
The laborers suddenly became interested and asked what to do?
They were completely scared. As long as they could survive, they could accept a certain price.
Of course, most people could not accept the path of becoming bandits.
The supervisors said that since they came to the frontier to repair the ancient Great Wall this time, why not just stay and settle down?
The court has always encouraged people from the mainland to fill the frontier. At least after settling down here, there will be no more suffering from labor.
The laborers were stunned and couldn't think straight for a while.
Someone started to refute that the frontier here has to face the threat of the Hu people, which is much more dangerous than the heartland of the Central Plains?
The supervisors said, what a fart of danger!
Don't you see how powerful the Sui Dynasty is at this time!
The Emperor of the Sui Dynasty went on a tour to the north, and a group of Hu Khans ran to greet him eagerly, and they didn't dare to fart.
As long as they don't take the initiative to go to the Hu tribe to provoke, there will be no problem with basic safety.
Besides, the court has policies to encourage them. As long as they can survive the first year, life will be easier afterwards.
The laborers are still hesitant. After all, it is difficult for them to accept settling in the frontier fortress for a while.
The supervisors said that even if life in the frontier fortress is a little difficult, it is better than being frequently conscripted for labor and not knowing when to die, right?
Such conversations occurred among many labor groups, causing quite a stir.
The rest of the supervisors, as well as the management officials above them, heard some rumors, but did not take them too seriously.
As long as they could complete the tasks assigned by the emperor, they did not care about the whereabouts and life and death of the laborers.
Soon, various rumors spread among the laborers.
The meaning was relatively unified, that is, instead of worrying about the endless dangerous labor life, it would be better to stay here at the border, at least the problem could be solved once and for all.
In the future, the court would definitely not recruit laborers to do anything, and it would definitely not recruit the people at the border.
At this time, Jia Huan held high the banner of the Taoist ancestor's true lineage, and went directly into the suffering labor group to help them solve their physical pain problems.
Plasters for injuries and safflower oil, which relieve muscle strain, are particularly popular among the laborers. As for ordinary minor illnesses and pains, Jia Huan can treat them easily.
For a time, Jia Huan quickly got the title of "little genius doctor"!
At least among the laborers, his reputation has increased exponentially.
If he hadn't used the magic water trick and was a palace guard, the supervisor would have reported him long ago.
But even so, the news soon reached Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, who was about to finish his northern tour.
Yang Guang was very confident and didn't worry about the existence of a general in his jurisdiction, but he still had to ask the right questions.
It can only be said that Jia Huan chose a good time. If it were six years later, Yang Guang would have killed people directly.